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839 WTPQ81 PGUM 240550 HLSPQ1 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SUPER TYPHOON YUTU (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018 ...YUTU UPGRADED TO SUPER TYPHOON... .NEW INFORMATION... YUTU IS NOW A SUPER TYPHOON GUAM IS NOW IN COR 2 AS OF 12 NOON .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TYPHOON WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, GUAM AND ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. PLEASE WATCH CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON YUTU (31W) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6N...LONGITUDE 147.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES EAST OF GUAM AND 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 150 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS YUTU VERY CLOSE TO TINIAN AND SAIPAN AT 155 MPH...A CATEGORY 5 SUPER TYPHOON...TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FOR ANY CHANGES THAT MIGHT IMPACT YOUR ISLAND. EITHER LOCAL MEDIA OR THE NWS GUAM WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GUM/ ARE GOOD CHOICES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATION ACCORDING TO YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PLANNING SHOULD BE COMPLETE FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINDS ARE LIKELY AT TINIAN AND SAIPAN...DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE EYE CROSSES. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES. COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND SHOULD HAVE SECURED THEIR VESSEL. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION AND ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST TONIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. GUZ003-004-241400- /O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018 ...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE NOW IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1. PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE OR ANY OTHER FLOODING...EVACUATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN A CONCRETE HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN PORT AND BE WELL SECURED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. && ...WINDS... AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE STARTING SOON. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING AND EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. WIND WILL REACH EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SPEEDS EXCEEDING 125 TO 150 MILES PER HOUR. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 FEET NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STORM BY TONIGHT...RESULTING IN DEADLY SURF CONDITIONS. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 15 TO 20 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES. ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 12 TO 16 FEET ALONG WEST FACING REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 5 TO 7 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING EXPOSURES. SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF YUTU. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED AS YUTU MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. $$ GUZ002-241400- /O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ROTA- 350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018 ...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ROTA IS NOW IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1. PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO STORM SURGE OR ANY OTHER FLOODING...EVACUATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN PORT AND BE WELL SECURED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. && ...WINDS... AS TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO START VERY SHORTLY AND MAY REACH TYPHOON FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...DEPENDING UPON HOW CLOSE THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES. CURRENTLY...WINDS OF 75 TO 85 MILES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THEN WEST THEN FINALLY SOUTHWEST WHILE DECREASING LATE THURSDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT... RESULTING IN SURF TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES. ONCE YUTU PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD WITH SURF RISING TO 10 TO 12 FEET ALONG WEST FACING REEFS. SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED. $$ GUZ001-241400- /O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4031.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ GUAM- 350 PM CHST WED OCT 24 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUAM IS NOW IN CONDITION OF READINESS 2. PREPARATION FOR YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. FOLKS LIVING IN POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSES SHOULD CONSIDER RELOCATING TO PUBLIC SHELTER IF SHELTERS ARE OPENED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. && ...WINDS... AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES AND PASSES TO THE NORTHEAST... SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH COASTAL WATERS AND IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND. EXPECT GUSTS TO EXCEED 40 TO 50 MPH ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY SHOWERS. NORTH WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST THEN SOUTHWEST AND FINALLY SOUTH WHILE DECREASING BELOW DAMAGING WIND SPEEDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 16 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF OF 15 TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES. SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HEAVIER RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON SPEED AND TRACK OF TYPHOON YUTU. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED. | $$ ...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN...PAGAN...AND AGRIHAN. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN ARE NOW IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITION OF READINESS 1. PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL BOATS ON THESE ISLANDS SHOULD BE SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. ...WIND INFORMATION... AS SUPER TYPHOON YUTU APPROACHES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE TURNING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AND DECREASING THURSDAY EVENING OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 17 FEET TONIGHT... RESULTING IN SURF TO 20 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES. SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL THREE ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING HEAVY RAINS. $$ ZIOBRO/GUARD