[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 20W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST MON OCT 1 2012

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 20W MOVING ACROSS THE THE NORTHERN CNMI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAGAN...AGRIHAN AND
ALAMAGAN IN THE NORTHERN CNMI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 20W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

               30 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN
               55 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN
              105 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN
              150 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN AND
              275 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 20W IS MOVING TOWARD WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH
AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN FORWARD SPEED AND CURVE TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN ABOUT 35 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LOCATED NORTHEAST CLOCKWISE THROUGH SOUTHWEST. TD 20W IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM MONDAY NIGHT.

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN NEED TO COMPLETE
PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND TAKE COVER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. STORMY WEATHER ON THESE ISLANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. RESIDENTS ON THESE ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD
AND DRINKING WATER STORED AND AVAILABLE IN A SHELTER LOCATED AWAY
FROM THE SHORE. THE SHELTER SHOULD BE STURDY AND CAPABLE OF
WITHSTANDING STRONG WINDS. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT
PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
BE AWARE OF FALLING PALM FRONDS AND WIND-DRIVEN COCONUTS. STAY OUT
OF THE WATER SINCE SURF IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AT
LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SEAS WILL BE ROUGH AND
DANGEROUS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 20W IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST OF THE ISLANDS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 40
MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORES
TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE
ALONG EASTERN EXPOSURES THIS EVENING...AND ALONG EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN EXPOSURES ON TUESDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE VERY
STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN
POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS EVENING AT 900 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

SIMPSON




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