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WTPQ83 PGUM 232309
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
909 AM CHST TUE OCT 24 2017
..TROPICAL STORM 27W MOVING HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS OF GUAM...ROTA AND THE SURROUNDING
COASTAL WATERS.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA AND THE
THEIR COASTAL WATERS.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 8 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 10.3N AND LONGITUDE 144.1E. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH
OF GUAM. TROPICAL STORM 27W IS MOVING WEST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DESCREASED TO 40 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
TROPICAL STORM 27W IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF GUAM AROUND NOON TODAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE INTENSIFYING
AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
OF 40 MPH OR MORE. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...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 3 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
GUZ001-002-PMZ151-152-240715-
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GUAM-ROTA-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
909 AM CHST TUE OCT 24 2017
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING
TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND...SUCH AS TARPS AND CANOPIES. LISTEN FOR ANY
WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND
COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...
SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE
LAND BASED SHELTER.
..WINDS AND SEAS
AS TROPICAL STORM 27W MOVES BY...THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF
A BRIEF PERIOD OF MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
..STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE
STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EAST AND SOUTH
FACING SHORES. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS WILL BE FROM PAGO BAY TO
MERIZO ON GUAM.
..INLAND FLOODING
UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS 27W
PASSES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
MIDDLEBROOKE
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