[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 191954
HLSPQ2
GUZ003-004-192300-

TROPICAL STORM NORU SPECIAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
600 AM GUAM LST MON DEC 20 2004

....TROPICAL STORM NORU SPEEDS UP A BIT AND INTENSIFYING...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AS OF 5 AM GUAM LST...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SAIPAN AND
TINIAN WAS CANCELED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING.

AS OF 6 AM GUAM LST...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN HAS BEEN
EXPIRED.

AS OF 6 AM GUAM LST...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN
AND TINIAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM GUAM LST..1800Z..THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORU WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.3 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST ALAMAGAN
                    120 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST PAGAN
                    170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
                     95 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
                    105 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM NORU IS MOVING
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH.


...ALAMAGAN..PAGAN AND AGRIHAN...

AS OF 3 AM GUAM LST...GOVERNOR JUAN N. BABAUTA DECLARED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITION ONE FOR THE ISLANDS OF ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN.
TROPICAL STORM NORU IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND PASS NEAR THE
ISLANDS THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. PREPARATION SHOULD BE
COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS...INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS. SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN PORT. STAY AWAY FROM REEFS AND BEACHES. UPDATE YOUR FAMILY
DISASTER KITS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM CNMI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO DAMAGING
NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BELOW
DAMAGING LEVELS BY TUESDAY MORNING.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF 10 TO 13 FEET ON EASTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN
EXPOSURES WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS 13 TO 16 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
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 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING. SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE.


...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...

TROPICAL STORM NORU HAS GAINED ITS FORWARD SPEED AND INTENSIFIED
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. TROPICAL STORM NORU WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHWARD AWAY FROM SAIPAN AND TINIAN. THE HEAVY RAINBANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH NORU WILL ALSO MOVE AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND FLOODING THREAT ARE NO LONGER EXISTED.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

$$

AHN








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