[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 PM GUAM LST SAT AUG 28 2004

...TROPICAL STORM SONGDA PASSING NORTH OF ENEWETAK...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
ENEWETAK ATOLL IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST..0900Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SONGDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 163.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 80 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ENEWETAK.

TROPICAL STORM SONGDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

...ENEWETAK...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM SONGDA PASSES ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH OF ENEWETAK.
REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF THE
MARSHALL ISLANDS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
TURN TO THE WEST BY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ON
ALL EXPOSURES.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GUAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (ALL LOWER CASE).

$$

STANKO




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