[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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


...DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON SONGDA TURNS TOWARD AGRIHAN...

...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 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.2 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              170 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              155 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              215 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              225 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
              290 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROTA
              340 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM.


SONGDA IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
140 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK
OF TYPHOON SONGDA PUTS IT NEAR ALAMAGAN WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEASURES
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. SECURE
OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER. BOATS
SHOULD BE IN 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 THIS
TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS OF 100 TO 140 MPH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
AND TO 35 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF EYE PASSAGE OCCURS...DO
NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER AS TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS WILL QUICKLY
RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 12 TO 16 FEET WILL RISE TO 19 TO 24 FEET AS THE
TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH
9 TO 12 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.

...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN REMAIN IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. MEASURES TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER. BOATS SHOULD
BE IN 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 TONIGHT
AND INCREASE TO TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS OF 80 TO 125 MPH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY 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 QUICKLY
RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.

REMEMBER...THE ACTUAL WINDS EXPERIENCED WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE TYPHOON. RESIDENTS OF PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN SHOULD ALL BE PREPARED FOR A DIRECT HIT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL RISE TO 17 TO 22 FEET AS THE
TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH
8 TO 10 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 HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITION 1
AS OF 5 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM-FORCE
WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT 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...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL RISE 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 POSSIBLE TONIGHT 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 AM WEDNESDAY 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).

$$

ZIOBRO




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