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WTPQ83 PGUM 230520
HLSPQ3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
320 PM CHST MON OCT 23 2017
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W MOVING CLOSER TO THE MARIANAS
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER OF GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS,
GUAM AND ROTA.
A FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MARIANAS WATERS.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 3 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 9.5N...LONGITUDE 146.9E. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
SOMETIME TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE INTENSIFYING TUESDAY AND TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN GUAM AND THE
NORTHERN MARIANAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT YOUR PLAN IF
NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.
FOR MARINERS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. 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 IN GUAM AND ROTA WATERS SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK
SAFE HARBOR.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
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.
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GUAM-ROTA-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
320 PM CHST MON OCT 23 2017
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS 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. CONSIDER
GOING TO A SHELTER IF YOU LIVE IN A PLYWOOD OR CORRUGATED TIN
HOME, AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. BOAT OWNERS AND
CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT.
..WINDS AND SEAS
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
MINOR DAMAGE TO LESS SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURES IS POSSIBLE...AS ARE
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED PALM FRONDS.
SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET BY TUESDAY. SURF OF 10
TO 14 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS.
..STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE
STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EAST AND SOUTH
FACING SHORES. MOST VULNERABLE AREAS WILL BE FROM PAGO BAY TO
MERIZO ON GUAM.
..INLAND FLOODING
3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
PASSAGE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W. THESE AMOUNTS ARE SUFFICIENT
TO CAUSE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CLEAR THE DRAINAGE
SYSTEMS IN YOUR AREA IF THEY ARE CLOGGED.
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