[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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GUZ001-002-003-004-270500-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 21W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST FRI AUG 27 2004

...TROPICAL STORM 21W IS ALMOST STATIONARY...BUT INTENSIFYING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND
SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST..2100Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 21W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 395 MILES EAST OF GUAM
                    360 MILES EAST OF ROTA
                    340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    335 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TROPICAL
STORM 21W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

...GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD
CHECK THE CONTENTS OF THEIR DISASTER SUPPLIES KITS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT. EXPECT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY...INCREASING SATURDAY NIGHT TO
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS
WILL BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON
SUNDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WITH HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 14 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY ON
SOUTHWESTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURES. ON SOUTHERN
AND NORTHERN EXPOSURES...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY.
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS 15 TO 18 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BULLETINS. ON GUAM AND ROTA...NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS
BROADCAST AT 162.40 MHZ AND IS AVAILABLE ON GUAM BY CALLING 811. ON
TINIAN AND SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GUAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (ALL LOWER CASE).

$$

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