[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 13W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
740 AM CHST TUE SEP 21 2010

...13W UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR AGRIHAN...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 13W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT     65 MILES NORTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
                 295 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN AND
                 405 MILES NORTH OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM 13W IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM 13W IS EXPECTED TO BRING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE TO AGRIHAN THIS MORNING...SLOWLY SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON.
HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

...AGRIHAN...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE
DAMAGED. BOATS SHOULD BE PULLED ASHORE AND TIED DOWN. FIND A
SUITABLE SHELTER AGAINST THE WIND AND RAIN AND REMAIN IN IT UNTIL
WINDS SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS 12 TO 14 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES TODAY AND TONIGHT. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT
RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM CHST OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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