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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM YUTU (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1007 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TROPICAL STORM YUTU CONTINUING TOWARD THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ALAMAGAN, PAGAN,
AND AGRIHAN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
ALL RESIDENTS IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH CONTINUES FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, ALAMAGAN, PAGAN,
AND AGRIHAN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM YUTU WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 11.1N...LONGITUDE 152.3E...OR ABOUT 520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND ROTA, AND ABOUT 535 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WNW AT 14 MPH WITH MAX WINDS OF 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS YUTU INTO THE MARIANAS...PASSING NEAR SAIPAN
AS A 125 MPH CAT 3 TYPHOON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST TRACK ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SO ALL RESIDENTS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FOR
CHANGES TO EXPECTED ISLAND IMPACTS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BEGIN PREPARING HOMES OR BUSINESSES ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON
DISASTER PLAN. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE SEEN AT TINIAN AND SAIPAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND
BE READY TO EVACUATE TO PUBLIC SHELTERS OR SHELTER IN PLACE IF
NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

MARINERS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR THE APPROACHING STORM...
FOLLOWING THEIR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION AND
ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

&&

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

GUZ003-004-230600-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.A.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
1007 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONTINUE PREPARING HOMES AND BUSINESSES ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS, OR YOU
LIVE IN A AREA VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE OR ANY OTHER FLOODING,
EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY
HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM YUTU APPROACHES, SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTH WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TYPHOON FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE THURSDAY
EVENING.

...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 MARIANA 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 DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 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.

$$

GUZ002-230600-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-
1007 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER RELOCATING TO PUBLIC SHELTER IF YOU
LIVE IN A POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOME.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM YUTU APPROACHES, SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING LATE THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

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

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY 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.

$$

GUZ001-230600-
/O.EXA.PGUM.TR.A.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-
1007 AM CHST TUE OCT 23 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BEGIN TO PREPARE HOMES AND BUSINESSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE WEDNESDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. FOLKS LIVING IN POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSES SHOULD
CONSIDER RELOCATING TO PUBLIC SHELTER IF SHELTERS ARE OPENED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM YUTU APPROACHES, SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WEST WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
DECREASING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SURF BETWEEN 10 AND 16 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL BOATS ON BOTH ISLANDS SHOULD BE SECURED
BY WEDNESDAY. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT AFTER WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...

AS TROPICAL STORM YUTU APPROACHES, SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHEAST
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND DECREASING THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
RESULTING IN SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2
FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL
THREE ISLANDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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