[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON KONG-REY (01W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1130 PM GUAM LST TUE APR 3 2007

...TYPHOON KONG-REY SHOWING NORTHWARD MOVEMENT...

...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. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN.

...STORM INFORMATION..
AT 10 PM GUAM LST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON KONG-REY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 295 MILES NORTH OF GUAM
                    250 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ROTA
                    200 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN
                    115 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
                     95 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN AND
                    100 MILES WEST OF ALAMAGAN.

TYPHOON KONG-REY HAS TAKEN A MORE NORTHWARD MOVEMENT...ABOUT 10
MPH..IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE ISLANDS OF AGRIHAN
AND PAGAN UNDER THE THREAT OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 95 AND 105 MPH.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
REMAIN IN SHELTER AS KONG-REY PASSES. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
ALAMAGAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WILL LAST
UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PAGAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 74
MPH...TYPHOON FORCE...MAY OCCUR AS THE TYPHOON PASSES. WINDS WILL BE
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN FROM THE SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY.

AGRIHAN...DAMAGING WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 74
MPH...TYPHOON FORCE...MAY OCCUR AS THE TYPHOON PASSES. WINDS WILL BE
OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN FROM THE SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY.

...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.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY OR SOONER
IF NEEDED. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ OR YOUR LOCAL
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BULLETINS.

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MILLER



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