District 14 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message
Message Originator: Guam
SAFETY / PHILIPPINE SEA - MARIANA SLANDS - GUAM - ROTA - TINIAN - SAIPAN / MARINE EVENT / SEC GUAM BNM 0379-24 /
1. THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER ADVISES THAT AT 1800 GUAM TIME NOV 24 TROPICAL STORM 25W (MAN-YI) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14 NORTH, LONGITUDE 147 EAST OR ABOUT 180 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NAVSTA, GUAM AND HAD TRACKED WESTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRECT PROJECTED PATH HAS THE STORM PASSING OVER THE ISLANDS OF GUAM AND ROTA.
2. THE COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT GUAM HAS SET PORT HEAVY WEATHER CONDITION YANKEE FOR THE PORTS OF GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN AS OF 1800 LOCAL TIME 12NOV 2024. THE COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT ADVISES THAT ALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS ABOVE 200 GROSS TONS MUST PREPARE TO COMPLETE CARGO OPERATIONS AND DEPART THE PORT OF GUAM WITHIN 24 HOURS, UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED.
3. VESSELS DESIRING A CAPTAIN OF THE PORT WAIVER FROM THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS MUST CONTACT USCG SECTOR GUAM PREVENTION DEPARTMENT AT PREVENTIONGUAM@USCG.MIL OR AT (671) 687-3922.
4. JOINT REGION MARIANAS AND GOV GUAM HAVE ESTALBLISHED TC-COR II AS OF 1800 LOCAL TIME 12NOV 2024. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SEE GOVERNOR.GUAM.GOV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EVACUATION NOTICES.
5. FOR NIMA NAVSAFETY: REQUEST ISSUE HYDROPAC ADVISING OF PORT CLOSURES.
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