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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
406 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM TAPAH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TYPHOON WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN.
GUAM RADAR SHOWS THE EYE OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES EAST OF ROTA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF THE MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING
WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TINIAN...SAIPAN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF MARIANAS WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9N...LONGITUDE 147.2E...OR ABOUT
170 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...OR ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF SONGSONG ROTA MP...OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SAN JOSE TINIAN MP...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
GARAPAN SAIPAN MP. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ----------------------

AT 100 PM CHST. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM TAPAH HAS INTENSIFIED TO 60 MPH AND RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW IT WILL LIKELY SOON BECOME A TYPHOON. HOWEVER...
WIND DATA FROM THE SCATTEROMETER SATELLITE SHOW THAT TAPAH IS A
VERY SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXTENDING NO
FARTHER THAN 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER. LATEST FORECAST TRACK HAS
EDGED SLIGHTLY FARTHER TO THE EAST AND WITH THE SMALL SIZE...ANY FARTHER
ADJUSTMENT WILL MAKE IT LESS LIKELY FOR EITHER SAIPAN OR TINIAN TO
GET DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. A CHANGE IN COURSE FARTHER
TO THE WEST...HOWEVER UNLIKELY...WOULD BRING NEAR TYPHOON
CONDITIONS TO THESE ISLANDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PREPARE THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN AND LISTEN FOR ANY
POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF IT SHOULD BECOME NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE
OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE
IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-281415-
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TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
406 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST
IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO
TUESDAY EVENING. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
AREA. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 11 TO 13 FEET AS TAPAH
APPROACHES...DEPENDING UPON THE DISTANCE OF THE CLOSEST APPROACH
TO THE SAIPAN AND TINIAN COASTAL WATERS. STRONGEST SEAS WILL BE
ALONG THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CYCLONE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ON TUESDAY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE TAPAH APPROACHES THE ISLANDS AROUND
NOON. DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT MOVEMENT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL QUICKLY BUILD ON TUESDAY
MORNING AS TAPAH MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS. DEPENDING UPON THE
SPEED OF MOTION...SEAS AND WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND OVER NIGHT. LITTLE
INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AS THIS IS A SMALL SYSTEM AND SO THE
EFFECTS ON SAIPAN AND TINIAN WILL BE LIMITED DURING THE SHORT TIME
THE SYSTEM IS DIRECTLY OVER THE ISLANDS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W ARE EXPECTED TO START LATE TONIGHT WITH
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED.

...ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ALERT TO THE LATEST INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FROM THE LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IN SAIPAN. BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ABOUT ANY OFF
ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED AS TROPICAL
STORM TAPAH MOVES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE ISLANDS DURING THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. AFTER THIS TIME PERIOD...RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR NEAR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS IF TAPAH VEERS CLOSER THAN
EXPECTED TO THESE ISLANDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS.
SURF EXCEEDING THESE VALUES ARE POSSIBLE AFTER THIS TIME
FRAME...DEPENDING UPON THE PATH OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AT THIS TIME...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WILL
BE WEST OF ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...DEPENDING UPON THE MOTION OF THE
SYSTEM.

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EDSON/KLEESCHULTE


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