[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST TUE AUG 31 2004

CORRECTED SAIPAN/TINIAN READINESS CONDITION

...TYPHOON SONGDA CONTINUES TOWARD AGRIHAN AND INTENSIFIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
AGRIHAN...PAGAN...ALAMAGAN...SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN OF THE NORTHERN
MARIANA ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.0 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 335 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              305 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              290 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              295 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              305 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
              350 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
              400 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

SONGDA IS A CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
110 MPH. TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
 GOVERNOR JUAN N. BABAUTA HAS PLACED THE ISLANDS OF ALAMAGAN...PAGAN
AND AGRIHAN INTO TYPHOON CONDITION 1. PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON-FORCE
WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SHOULD BE
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE
YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND
OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL
SOURCES FOR STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS
OF 80 TO 110 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO 60 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND TO 35 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF
EYE PASSAGE OCCURS...DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER AS TYPHOON-
FORCE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY...RISING TO 18 TO
22 FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL
INUNDATION WILL REACH 6 TO 8 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING. FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS.

...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...
SAIPAN AND TINIAN REMAIN IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITION 3. RESIDENTS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED
EARLY THIS EVENING. TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE
WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM
INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN
TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. INUNDATION OF 2 TO
3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD COASTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. LOCAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO...NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS
FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. ON TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GUAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (LOWER CASE).

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