2 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles N San Jose (Tinian) GU
High Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 250 PM CHST MON NOV 23 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MARIANAS... .OVERVIEW...SWELLS GENERATED BY TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. GUZ001-002-003-004-240500- /X.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.091123T0450Z-091127T0000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 250 PM CHST MON NOV 23 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CHST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CHST FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST EXPOSURES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS WILL PEAK THURSDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W PASSES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND NORTH FACING REEFS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ MUNDELL
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 733 PM CHST MON NOV 23 2009 GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-232100- GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS- 733 PM CHST MON NOV 23 2009 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W NOW A TROPICAL STORM... AT 7 PM THIS EVENING...TROPICAL STORM 26W WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 395 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH NEAR THE CENTER. THIS WILL BRING THIS SYSTEM CLOSER TO THE MARIANAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER BRINGING THE CENTER ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM WEDNESDAY EVENING. IF TROPICAL STORM 26W MOVES AS FORECAST IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING NO MORE THAN LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE MARIANAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BUT SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF 26W OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND A SLIGHT NORTHWARD SHIFT IN ITS TRACK COULD GREATLY INCREASE THE THREAT TO THE MARIANAS. ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM 26W. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...AND BE PREPARED TO ACT IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM. $$ STANKO