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WGMY60 PGUM 090603
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
403 PM CHST MON OCT 9 2023
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
403 PM CHST MON OCT 9 2023
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GUAM, ROTA, SAIPAN AND TINIAN.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN
POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- TROPICAL STORM BOLAVEN CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE MARIANAS. AS
THE STORM GETS CLOSER, SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES RAINFALL
POTENTIAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE ISLANDS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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