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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
336 PM CHST TUE SEP 10 2024
..TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14W SLOWLY HEADING TOWARD GUAM
..14W EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR GUAM AS A TROPICAL STORM WEDNESDAY
NEW INFORMATION
NONE.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN AND
SAIPAN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF AT LEAST 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR LOW-END TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS.
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF GUAM AND THE NORTHERN
MARIANAS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE
IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 14W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.2N...LONGITUDE 146.5E. THIS WAS ABOUT 195 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST, 275 DEGREES, AT 9 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 30 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR LOW-END TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.
NEXT UPDATE
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN BY 9 PM.
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
336 PM CHST TUE SEP 10 2024
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
..PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM
LOW-END TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATE
TONIGHT. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A METAL ROOF OR CONTAINER HOME,
LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
..WINDS
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT BEFORE TURNING SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT THEN SOUTH AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY AND DECREASING.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT NEARER THE CENTER OF 14W, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY PROJECTED TO PASS NEAREST TO GUAM AND ROTA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF 14W, STRONGER WINDS
WILL BE WESTERLY, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY.
..COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SURF WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS THIS EVENING ALONG EAST
FACING REEFS, THEN INCREASE ALONG SOUTH FACING REEFS EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SURF COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 12 TO 17 BEFORE
FINALLY SUBSIDING BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY. MASSIVE SURF WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED SHORELINE EROSION AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 FEET
OF COASTAL INUNDATION.
..INLAND FLOODING
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. HEAVY RAIN WILL
MOVE BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE MARIANAS TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO LATE
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER 14W HAS MOVED OUT OF THE MARIANAS AND
INTO THE PHILIPPINE SEA, A BAND OF HEAVY MONSOON RAINFALL WILL REMAIN
NEARBY. SEVEN TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY
TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
W. AYDLETT
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