[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MA-ON (08W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST WED JUL 13 2011

...TROPICAL STORM MA-ON MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND INTENSIFYING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE ON PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND
AGRIHAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 152.2 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 430 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
              435 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST  OF ALAMAGAN
              430 MILES EAST OF AGRIHAN
              530 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN...AND
              655 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM MA-ON IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM MA-ON IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 175 MILES NORTH OF
PAGAN AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

...PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
ISSUED...POSSIBLY ON SHORT NOTICE. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. DO
NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL ON SMALL CRAFT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME
WEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. IF TROPICAL STORM MA-ON
TRACKS SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH THAN FORECAST OR INTENSIFIES MORE
RAPIDLY THAN FORECAST...WINDS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING OR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF
12 TO 15 FEET OR MORE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
EXPOSURES. SURF WILL REMAIN HIGH AT 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK BUT WILL COME FROM A MORE SOUTHEAST DIRECTION.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 9 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

GUARD





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