[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 282329
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
929 AM CHST TUE JUL 29 2014

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W APPROACHING THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR GUAM...ROTA...
TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF THE MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING
WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE MARIANAS. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR
YOUR AREA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.7N...LONGITUDE 148.3E...OR ABOUT 270 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF HAGATNA GUAM GU...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GARAPAN
SAIPAN MP. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-SOUTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS
35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS MOVING TOWARD WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS FORECAST TRACK WILL TAKE THIS SYSTEM
THROUGH THE MARIANAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN AND BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-290730-
/X.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.0001.140728T2329Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
929 AM CHST TUE JUL 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST HIGHER AS THIS SYSTEM
PASSES THROUGH THE MARIANAS LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THE TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE WHICH
ISLANDS GET TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AS THE STORM PASSES ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BRIEF COASTAL INUNDATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY AS 11W PASSES ON
SATURDAY...WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAIN DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
THE STORM. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 300 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

MCELROY




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