[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 102329
HLSPQ1
GUZ001-002-003-004-110500-
TROPICAL STORM SOULIK (21W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST WED OCT 11 2006

...TROPICAL STORM SOULIK CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN IN THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE...ARE OCCURRING OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SOULIK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 175 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
                    190 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
                    205 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                    355 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND
                    490 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM SOULIK IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH. TROPICAL STORM SOULIK IS EXPECTED
TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY. SOULIK IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TYPHOON ON
THURSDAY AFTER IT MOVES WELL AWAY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
NORTHERNMOST MARIANA ISLANDS.

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

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE MOVED TO A SECURE LOCATION WITH
AVAILABLE FOOD AND WATER. OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OBJECTS SHOULD ALREADY BE STOWED. FLYING OBJECTS AND DEBRIS MAY MAKE
VENTURING OUTSIDE HAZARDOUS. STAY AWAY FROM COASTLINES TO AVOID
DANGEROUS SURF. BOATS SHOULD ALREADY BE SECURED IN SAFE HAVENS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THE WEST SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST.
WINDS MAY GUST UP TO UP TO 70 MPH TODAY. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 8 TO 11 FEET OR GREATER THIS MORNING...AND
CONTINUE AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET MAY OCCUR AT HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 PM GUAM LST.

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