[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 111017
HLSPQ1
GUZ001-002-003-004-111700-
TROPICAL STORM SOULIK (21W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM GUAM LST WED OCT 11 2006

...TROPICAL STORM SOULIK STRENGTHENING...BUT MOVING AWAY FROM THE
NORTHERNMOST MARIANAS...

...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 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SOULIK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 160 MILES NORTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
                    210 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PAGAN
                    235 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
                    400 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN AND
                    500 MILES NORTH OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM SOULIK IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH. TROPICAL STORM SOULIK IS EXPECTED
TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY...LIKELY BECOMING A TYPHOON LATER TONIGHT.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN IN A SECURE LOCATION STOCKED WITH FOOD AND
WATER. KEEP OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS STOWED. FLYING
OBJECTS AND DEBRIS MAY MAKE VENTURING OUTSIDE HAZARDOUS. STAY AWAY
FROM COASTLINES TO AVOID DANGEROUS SURF. KEEP BOATS SECURED IN SAFE
HAVENS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING FROM
THE SOUTHWEST WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO
25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS
WILL CONTINUE AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY. MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL OCCUR DURING HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
EIGHT INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN MEASURED ON PAGAN FROM MIDNIGHT TO
6 PM GUAM LST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT. LOCAL FLOODING IS LIKELY IN POORLY DRAINED OR LOW LYING
AREAS. MUDSLIDES MAY OCCUR ON STEEP OR EXPOSED SLOPES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM GUAM LST THURSDAY
MORNING.

$$

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