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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM YUTU (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
901 PM CHST MON OCT 22 2018

...TYPHOON AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TYPHOON WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ROTA.

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

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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM YUTU (31W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1N...LONGITUDE 154.5E. THIS WAS ABOUT
700 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ABOUT 685 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF SAIPAN...TINIAN AND ROTA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

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

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

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

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

GUZ003-004-222000-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TY.A.4031.181022T1101Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
901 PM CHST MON OCT 22 2018

...TYPHOON WATCH IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INCREASING
TO TYPHOON FORCE WINDS THURSDAY MORNING.

NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 40 TO 60 MPH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO  TYPHOON FORCE AT 75 TO 90 MPH OR
STRONGER THURSDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST TYPHOON FORCE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHWEST BEFORE
DECREASING TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET NEAR THE CENTER
OF THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 16
TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON
WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE ISLANDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL
WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 12 TO 16 FEET ALONG WEST FACING REEFS.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS MAY ALSO BE NEEDED AS YUTU MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

GUZ002-222000-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.4031.181022T1101Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-
901 PM CHST MON OCT 22 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

NORTHWEST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST BEFORE DECREASING TO BELOW
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 11 AND 13 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION
OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE ISLANDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST
SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST
FACING REEFS.

SURF WILL GENERATE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

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