[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 182328 CCA
HLSPQ2
GUZ002-003-004-182300-

TROPICAL STORM NORU LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST SUN DEC 19 2004

CORRECTED TO ADD FLOOD WATCH

....TROPICAL STORM NORU INTENSIFYING SLOWLY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
TINIAN..SAIPAN AND ROTA. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS.

RESIDENTS OF GUAM ARE ADVISED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
TROPICAL STORM NORU UNTIL IT MOVES OUT OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA AS OF 8 AM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN AND SAIPAN AS OF
8 AM.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST..2100Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORU WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN
                    175 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
                    205 MILES EAST OF GUAM
                    380 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM NORU IS MOVING
WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. TROPICAL STORM NORU WILL CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...

AS OF 10 PM GUAM LST SATURDAY DECEMBER 18...GOVERNOR JUAN N. BABAUTA
DECLARED TROPICAL STORM CONDITION III FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAIPAN AND
TINIAN. TROPICAL STORM NORU IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR OVER SAIPAN
AND TINIAN LATE TONIGHT. PREPARATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS...INCLUDING
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM REEFS AND BEACHES. UPDATE YOUR
FAMILY DISASTER KITS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING...BECOMING DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TOWARD
DAYBREAK MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM NORU WILL BE A CATEGORY B TROPICAL
STORM AS IT PASSES NEAR OR OVER THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS 13 TO 16 FEET TODAY FOR ALL EXPOSURES.
SEVERE RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION
AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET WILL OCCUR ON ALL EXPOSURES...ESPECIALLY WHERE
REEFS ARE NARROW.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE
LAKE SUSUPE AREA.

...ROTA...

RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM NORU
TODAY. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM
REEFS AND BEACHES. MONITOR INFORMATION FROM THE CNMI EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL OCCUR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. THESE
ARE TROPICAL STORM CATEGORY A WINDS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND
20 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS COULD BE STRONGER IF THE TROPICAL
STORM MOVES FARTHER WESTWARD THAN FORECAST.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS 11 TO 14 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES. SEVERE
RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR INSIDE THE REEFS. COASTAL INUNDATION OF LESS
THAN 2 FEET IS EXPECTED ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

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GUARD




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