[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 231733
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON WUTIP (02W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
333 AM CHST SUN FEB 24 2019

...WUTIP NOW A SUPER TYPHOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON WUTIP WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 12.2N...LONGITUDE 142.6E. THIS WAS ABOUT

170 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
225 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROTA
280 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN
290 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN
460 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN
495 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN

WUTIP WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 155 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON WUTIP IS A STRONG CATEGORY 4 MAJOR TYPHOON. LATEST
RADAR EYE FIXES INDICATE THAT A CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH OCCURRED
AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE EYE ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF THE GUAM RADAR. WUTIP IS SLOWING DOWN IN FORWARD MOTION SO
STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

SMALL CRAFT AND OTHER OCEAN-GOING VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED. DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL
STORM INFORMATION. BE WARY OF UNOFFICIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ001-002-240200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
333 AM CHST SUN FEB 24 2019

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE OCCURRING. AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED.
REMAIN INDOORS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS SUPER TYPHOON WUTIP CONTINUES TO PASS BY TO THE SOUTHWEST,
SUSTAINED DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE THIS EVENING...DROPPING DOWN TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH AROUND SUNSET.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 18 TO 22 FEET ARE OCCURRING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS
SURF AS HIGH AS 20 FEET ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS. SURF WILL
SHIFT AROUND TO INCLUDE WEST FACING REEFS TONIGHT. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS OCCURRING ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
SHORELINES AND INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON WEST FACING SHORELINES IS
LIKELY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. RAINFALL
MEASUREMENTS INDICATE 5 TO 12 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS GUAM IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

GUZ003-004-240200-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
333 AM CHST SUN FEB 24 2019

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. KEEP INFORMED
WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS
WUTIP SLOWLY PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF GUAM. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND DECREASE BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET ARE OCCURRING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS
SURF AS HIGH AS 20 FEET ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS. AS WUTIP
CONTINUES MOVING INTO THE PHILIPPINE SEA...DANGEROUS SURF WILL SPREAD
TO WEST FACING REEFS TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ON LOWER EASTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOCAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS.

$$

...AGRIHAN AND PAGAN...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. KEEP
INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...WINDS...
THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUES TO DECREASE AS WUTIP
CONTINUES NORTHWEST INTO THE PHILIPPINE SEA. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS
COULD STILL OCCUR IF WUTIP MAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN NORTH TODAY OR
MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET TODAY.
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO 13 FEET ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING
SHORES. SURF WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS ALONG WEST FACING REEFS
THIS EVENING. SURF COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 TO 18 FEET THIS
EVENING OR TONIGHT.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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