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WWMY80 PGUM 152240 AAA
SPSMY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
840 AM CHST WED OCT 16 2013
GUZ001>004-161200-
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
840 AM CHST WED OCT 16 2013
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION LIKELY TO DEVELOP NEAR THE MARIANAS TODAY...
AT 800 AM THIS MORNING...A DEVELOPING TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WAS
CENTERED NEAR 13.5 DEGREES NORTH AND 146.5 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS
ABOUT 120 MILES EAST OF GUAM AND 125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SAIPAN. LATEST INDICATIONS FROM SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY ARE THAT
THIS DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER
TODAY AS IT MOVES WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 12 MPH.
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE DEVELOPING TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
LIKELY TO PASS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF GUAM TONIGHT...THEN MOVE
SLOWLY NORTH JUST WEST OF THE MARIANAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY. THIS WOULD BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE ISLANDS
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS RISING TO
AS HIGH AS 35 MPH BY TONIGHT. DEPENDING ON HOW THE DEPRESSION MOVES
AND INTENSIFIES...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY
MID-DAY THURSDAY.
SINCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO...STAY INFORMED ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. KEEP
ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR ANY FURTHER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
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MIDDLEBROOKE