[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 180515
HLSPQ3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON FRANCISCO (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
315 PM CHST FRI OCT 18 2013

...TYPHOON FRANCISCO (26W) CONTINUING TO MOVE AWAY FROM GUAM...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GUAM AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS AND
SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 40 NAUTICAL MILES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS THE MARIANAS AND THE MARIANAS WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON FRANCISCO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.0N...LONGITUDE 141.9E...ABOUT 200 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST
OF GUAM AND 245 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN. TYPHOON FRANCISCO
WAS MOVING NORTH AT 6 MPH.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------

AT 100 PM CHST THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 140 MPH. TYPHOON FRANCISCO
HAS BEEN MAINTAINING A NORTHWEST TO NORTH TRACK THE PAST 6 HOURS
AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THAT DIRECTION THROUGH SATURDAY.
OUTER BANDS OF FRANCISCO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE BRIEF HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND STRONG GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INTO THE EVENING.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GUAM AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 40 NAUTICAL MILES. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE...ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTINUE TO PROTECT PROPERTIES AGAINST HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
SMALL BOATS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON TYPHOON FRANCISCO.

GUZ001-PMZ151-180615-
/X.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
315 PM CHST FRI OCT 18 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY SHOWERS
THIS EVENING. CHOPPY SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY.

$$

GUZ002>004-PMZ152>154-180600-
/X.CAN.PGUM.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-
SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
315 PM CHST FRI OCT 18 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY SHOWERS
THIS EVENING. CHOPPY SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY.

$$



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