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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
228 PM CHST THU MAY 17 2018


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228 PM CHST THU MAY 17 2018

...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN WATERS OF THE CNMI...

A MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
  ROTA COASTAL WATERS... 
  SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS... 
  TINIAN COASTAL WATERS... 

AT 225 PM CHST...DOPPLER RADAR AND LIGHTNING DETECTION DATA 
INDICATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...CAPABLE OF 
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
CURRENTLY LOCATED JUST EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN. WHILE THE 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY...THEY HAVE BEEN SPREADING 
SOUTHWARD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 35 KNOTS...LOCALLY HIGHER 
WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BOATERS SHOULD 
SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. IF LIGHTNING 
IS OCCURRING NEAR YOU...STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...AND KEEP AWAY 
FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.

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LAT...LON 1488 14638 1449 14618 1434 14593 1407 14596
      1389 14586 1408 14526 1501 14586

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