[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON KONG-REY (01W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 PM GUAM LST TUE APR 3 2007

...TYPHOON KONG-REY PASSING WEST OF ALAMAGAN...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR AGRIHAN AND PAGAN. THE
TYPHOON WARNING FOR ALAMAGAN HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING.

...STORM INFORMATION..
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON KONG-REY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.3 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 275 MILES NORTH OF GUAM
                    235 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                    185 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN
                    135 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
                    110 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN AND
                    105 MILES WEST OF ALAMAGAN.

TYPHOON KONG-REY IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARDS THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 80 MPH. TYPHOON KONG-REY IS EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT TO 120 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTER AND
OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTER.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. REMAIN IN SHELTER AS
KONG-REY PASSES. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
ALAMAGAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL LAST UNTIL LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PAGAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST AND
THEN FROM THE SOUTH BY LATE TONIGHT.

AGRIHAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AND THEN FROM THE SOUTH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION (ALL ISLANDS)...
STORM SURGE AND INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FT ARE EXPECTED AS KONG-REY
PASSES BY. THE WORST INUNDATION WILL BE ON SOUTH AND WEST COASTS
DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS. SURF WILL BE 14-18 FT WITH DEADLY RIP
CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS (ALL ISLANDS)...
HEAVY RAINS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING THROUGH
MID-DAY WEDNESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY. MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. FOR GUAM AND ROTA...NOAA
WEATHER RADIO IS BROADCAST AT 162.40 MHZ AND IS AVAILABLE ON GUAM BY
CALLING 211. ON TINIAN AND SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT
162.55 MHZ OR ON YOUR LOCAL CABLE TV.

$$

MILLER








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