[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST TUE APR 5 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION QUICKLY MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS AGRIHAN...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN ISLANDS IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.0 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
            290 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
            275 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PAGAN ISLAND
            270 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
            265 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN
            280 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 22 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL
STORM OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES QUICKLY EAST-NORTHEAST...WITH THE CENTER
PASSING BETWEEN AGRIHAN AND PAGAN AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A
45 MPH TROPICAL STORM.

...AGRIHAN/PAGAN/ALAMAGAN...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY
THIS EVENING. STAY IN A SUITABLE SHELTER AGAINST DAMAGING WIND AND
HEAVY RAIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER
AVAILABLE UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY AROUND 4 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AFTER THE CENTER PASSES
AROUND 8 AM...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AROUND 10 AM WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 13 TO 15 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL PRODUCE
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN
LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

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

$$

ZIOBRO





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