TROPICAL STORM BAVI WEAKENS SLIGHTLY

AS OF 711 AM CHST…THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM HAS DECLARED GUAM IN
CONDITION OF READINESS 2.

.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER OF GUAM AND THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROTA…TINIAN AND SAIPAN
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR GUAM…ROTA…TINIAN AND SAIPAN HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

.STORM INFORMATION…
AT 7 AM CHST…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BAVI (03W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5N…LONGITUDE 149.6E…OR ABOUT
280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND ABOUT 340 MILES EAST OF
GUAM. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW…
AS TROPICAL STORM BAVI APPROACHES THE MARIANAS TODAY…WINDS AND
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN ON GUAM…ROTA…TINIAN AND SAIPAN BY THIS AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SURF TODAY WILL BUILD FURTHER TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15
FEET OR MORE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR GUAM…ROTA…TINIAN…SAIPAN AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS…
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE. HEAD FOR STRONGER SHELTER IF DIRECTED TO DO SO
BY LOCAL OFFICIALS…OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS
OR FLOODING. OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING
BEFORE THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN.

FOR BOATERS AT PORTS…DOCKS…AND MARINAS…COMPLETE PREPARATIONS
THIS MORNING ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL STORMS OR TYPHOONS. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT…MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL-SECURED.

FOR MARINERS…MAKE PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT AND SECURE
YOUR CRAFT IMMEDIATELY. CONTINUE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORMS AND TYPHOONS. CLOSELY MONITOR
WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.

.NEXT UPDATE…
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 PM CHST…OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-
SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
1004 AM CHST SUN MAR 15 2015

…TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
…TYPHOON WATCH IS CANCELLED…

…WINDS AND SEAS…
DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON…SHIFTING TO EAST AND INCREASING TO 35 TO
45 MPH BY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING.

COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN
14 AND 16 FEET BY AFTERNOON…THEN RISE FURTHER TO BETWEEN 16 AND
18 FEET THIS EVENING. SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING
AS BAVI MOVES AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS. POSTPONE INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
AND OTHER MARINE ACTIVITY UNTIL TUESDAY AT THE EARLIEST.

…STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE…
HAZARDOUS SURF ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF 10 TO 12 FEET
THIS MORNING WILL STEADILY RISE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SURF WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AT 15 TO 18 FEET THIS
EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3
FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES.

…OTHER STORM EFFECTS…
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. RESIDENTS IN LOW- LYING AND POOR- DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.