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WTPQ83 PGUM 231639
HLSPQ3
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
239 AM CHST TUE OCT 24 2017
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS OF GUAM AND
ROTA AND SURROUNDING WATERS.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR GUAM AND ROTA AND ASSOCIATED
COASTAL WATERS.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 2 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 9.9N...LONGITUDE 145.3E. THIS WAS ABOUT 250 MILES
SOUTH OF GUAM AND 290 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA. THE STORM WAS MOVING
TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
TROPICAL STORM 27W IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTHWEST OF GUAM SOMETIME
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE INTENSIFYING TODAY 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
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 EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.
FOR INTERESTS 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.
REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT 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 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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GUAM-ROTA-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
239 AM CHST TUE OCT 24 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. STRONGLY
CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE 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 STORM 27W MOVES CLOSER, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS 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 TODAY. 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
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM 27W. THESE AMOUNTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO
CAUSE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CLEAR THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
IN YOUR AREA IF THEY ARE CLOGGED.
ZIOBRO
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