[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST MON JUL 8 2013

...NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN
CNMI...

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

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE...ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

               80 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              105 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
              295 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              370 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W IS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS MOTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN CURVE
SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY...AND IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
THIS AFTERNOON.

...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF PAGAN AND AGRIHAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...WHICH COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS NOON TODAY. MAKE SURE
THERE IS ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE IN A SHELTER
LOCATED AWAY FROM THE SHORE. PROTECT PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL
INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W IS FORECAST TO PASS ABOUT 30
MILES NORTH OF AGRIHAN AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND THEN WEST AS THE CENTER
PASSES...AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TO 30 TO
40 MPH...THEN DECREASE FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH SLOWLY ON TUESDAY AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION
07W PULLS AWAY TO THE WEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF
12 TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. INUNDATION OF
UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD SHORES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE VERY STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF 4 TO
6 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON TUESDAY.
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 LATER THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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