[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 310517
HLSPQ1
GUZ001-002-003-004-PMZ154-310700-

TYPHOON NABI (14W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST WED AUG 31 2005

...TYPHOON NABI PASSING MOVING AWAY FROM SAIPAN....

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA AND
AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NABI WAS LOCATED
BY DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
145.2 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
                     95 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN
                    100 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN
                    160 MILES NORTH OF ROTA
                    205 MILES NORTH OF GUAM
                    100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                    125 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN...AND
                    170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

TYPHOON NABI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. DURING THE NEXT 12
HOURS...NABI IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOTION.

NABI IS A CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105
MPH. NABI WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY...LIKELY BECOMING A CATEGORY 3
TYPHOON WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON CONDITION 1 FOR TINIAN
AND SAIPAN AT 1 AM. CNMI EMO REPORTS EVACUATION CENTERS AT THE
TANAPAG...GARAPAN...WSR...KOBLERVILLE...DANDAN ELEMENTARY AND
MARIANAS HIGH SCHOOLS ARE 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. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY
THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

THE SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OBSERVATION REPORTED WIND
GUSTS TO 74 MPH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH WILL BE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH WITH A FURTHER
DECREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS NABI MOVES WEST
OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...ROTA...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON CONDITION 1 FOR ROTA.
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. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STROM FORCE WINDS OF FROM THE WEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUST TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO
50 MPH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS NABI MOVES WEST OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...GUAM...
THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM DECLARED CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AT 130 AM.
GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY. PRIVATE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES
ARE URGED TO CALL THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE ON THE STATUS OF
PRIVATE SCHOOL OPERATIONS. ALL GOVERNMENT OF GUAM AGENCIES WILL BE
CLOSED TODAY. HOWEVER...ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ARE TO
CONTACT THEIR SECTION SUPERVISORS AND REPORT TO WORK. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE.

AN AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING PLATFORM AT APRA HARBOR REPORTED
WINDS OF 33 MPH WITH GUST TO 44 MPH BEFORE 2PM.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FROM
THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS NABI MOVES WEST
OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.

...AGRIHAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON CONDITION 3 FOR AGRIHAN
AT 1 AM. CNMI EMO ADVISES RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE COASTLINE AND IN
POORLY DESIGNED STRUCTURES TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM THE
EAST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS NABI MOVES WEST
OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 5 PM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS.

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ZIOBRO





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