[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM NABI (14W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM GUAM LST TUE AUG 30 2005

...TROPICAL STORM NABI CONTINUES WEST AND NEARS TYPHOON STRENGTH...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 8 PM...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM.
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW EFFECT FOR ROTA AND AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NABI WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.5 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 315 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
                    275 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
                    250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                    185 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
                    190 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
                    230 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA...AND
                    275 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH. TROPICAL STORM NABI IS MOVING
WEST AT 14 MPH.

TROPICAL STORM NABI IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TYPHOON DURING THE NEXT
12 HOURS.

...GUAM...
THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM DECLARED CONDITION OF READINESS 2 AT 9 PM THIS
EVENING. GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. HOWEVER...ALL OTHER GOVB GUAM AGENCIES
WILL CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS. ALL GOV GUAM EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.REVIEW YOUR DISASTER
PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE WEST 25 TO 30 MPH ON WEDNESDAY THEN SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO AT
20 TO 25 MPH BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS NABI MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET IS
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...ROTA...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED COR 1 FOR ROTA AT 10 PM THIS
EVENING. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS
ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH MAY ARRIVE BY DAWN ON WEDNESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY
THURSDAY MORNING AS NABI MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
11 TO 13 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO TWO FEET
IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED COR 1 FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN AT
10 PM THIS EVENING. CNMI EMO REPORTS EVACUATION CENTERS AT THE
TANAPAG...GARAPAN...WSR...KOBLERVILLE...AND DANDAN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. THE EVACUATION CENTER AT MARIANAS HIGH SCHOOL IS
ALSO OPEN. LONG TERM SHELTEREES CAN BE HOUSED AT THE GYMNASIUM AT
KAGMAN COMMUNITY CENTER. CNMI EMO ADVISES RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE
COASTLINE AND IN POORLY DESIGNED STRUCTURES TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY. MOVE TO THE EVACUATION CENTER DESIGNATED FOR YOUR
VILLAGE. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS
ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY EXPECT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS
55 TO 65 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 60 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING
AT 30 TO 40 MPH AS NABI MOVES AWAY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
15 TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO THREE
FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...AGRIHAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED COR 1 FOR AGRIHAN AT 10 PM THIS
EVENING. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS
ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH MAY BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY THEN SLOWLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
NABI MOVES WESTWARD AWAY FROM AGRIHAN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO ONE FOOT
IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

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

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