[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
902 AM CHST MON OCT 23 2017

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W MOVING CLOSER TO THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR GUAM...ROTA AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.


.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN GUAM...ROTA AND
SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA AND
SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS 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.

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 27W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 9.3N...LONGITUDE 147.4E. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME
READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

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.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.

GUZ001-002-PMZ151-152-230715-
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GUAM-ROTA-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
902 AM CHST MON OCT 23 2017

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING WINDS AND COASTAL INUNDATION
WILL BE PROVIDED SHORTLY.

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