[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM (09W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
922 PM CHST THU JUL 2 2015

...CHAN-HOM (09W) CONTINUING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
GUAM IS NOW IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 3
THE CNMI IS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 3

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GUAM...
ROTA...TINIAN...SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM (09W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.7N...LONGITUDE 150.0E...OR ABOUT
400 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ROTA AND 420 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 23 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED FRIDAY MORNING. CHAN- HOM
IS EXPECTED TO THEN TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT ON A
TRACK THAT WOULD BRING IT THROUGH THE MARIANAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED...WITH CHAN- HOM
BECOMING A TYPHOON AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING.

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

PREPARE TO PUT YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO ACTION. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS...AS WELL AS
FUEL FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS. BEGIN PREPARING YOUR PROPERTY
FOR TYPHOON CONDITIONS..POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THE
CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS THE CENTER OF CHAN-HOM NEAR GUAM AND ROTA
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT MUCH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE TIMING
AND THE FORECAST TRACK...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ON
ANY OF THE ISLANDS.

FOR MARINERS...IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN
TO PORT.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BECAUSE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS IN
FORECAST TRACK ARE EXPECTED...LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECAST
INFORMATION.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 AM CHST FRIDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-022030-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
922 PM CHST THU JUL 2 2015

...TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
AND COULD LAST UNTIL AROUND SUNDAY EVENING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY WILL BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
CHAN-HOM NEARS AND COULD REACH UP TO 23 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE CENTER.

HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET FRIDAY WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 17 TO 22 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS SURF WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY MONDAY MORNING.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES AS CHAN-HOM APPROACHES.

...FLASH FLOODING... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WHICH CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

$$

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