[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
515 PM CHST SAT JUL 4 2015

...TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM SLOWLY MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN AND THEIR
COASTAL WATERS. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ROTA AND THEIR COASTAL
WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.2
DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...
225 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA...AND 235 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
AND TINIAN. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 50 MPH. CHAN-HOM IS
MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND
BECOME A TYPHOON BEFORE IT PASSES NEAR SAIPAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.

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

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. PREPARE YOUR PROPERTY FOR TROPICAL STORM
OR TYPHOON CONDITIONS...POSSIBLE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS THE CENTER OF CHAN-HOM NEAR SAIPAN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING...BUT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE FORECAST
TRACK AND INTENSITY. THUS...EVEN THOUGH SAIPAN...TINIAN AND ROTA
ARE THE ONLY LOCATIONS UNDER A WARNING...RESIDENTS OF GUAM SHOULD
STILL PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES
AND CONTINUE PREPARATIONS. THERE IS STILL TIME FOR UNFORESEEN
CHANGES THAT COULD PUT GUAM AT GREATER RISK.

FOR MARINERS...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. 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 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-PMZ151-041445-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
515 PM CHST SAT JUL 4 2015

...TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IF CHAN-HOM'S TRACK CHANGES. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT MAY BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-041445-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.W.0004.150704T0631Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
515 PM CHST SAT JUL 4 2015

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
...A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS...STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AND TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY IF CHAN-HOM SHIFTS ITS TRACK SOUTHWARD.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BUILD AS CHAN-HOM NEARS AND COULD REACH UP
TO 15 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS CHAN-HOM PASSES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY MAY BUILD TO DANGEROUS
LEVELS OF 17 TO 22 FEET SUNDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS TINIAN
AND SAIPAN. DANGEROUS SURF WILL SUBSIDE BY MONDAY MORNING.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES AS CHAN-HOM APPROACHES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

$$

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-041445-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TY.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
515 PM CHST SAT JUL 4 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

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

COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON CONDITIONS...EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS...STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...AND TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE SUNDAY AS CHAN-HOM PASSES NEAR SAIPAN. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BUILD AS CHAN-HOM NEARS AND COULD REACH UP
TO 20 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE CENTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 TO
20 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DANGEROUS SURF WILL SUBSIDE BY
MONDAY MORNING.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING SHORES
AS CHAN-HOM APPROACHES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

$$
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