[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
932 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014

...TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) CONTINUING NORTH-NORTHEAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

.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 WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...TINIAN...SAIPAN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF MARIANAS WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD HAVE PREPARATIONS
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 13.7N...LONGITUDE 147.5E...OR ABOUT
185 MILES EAST OF GUAM...OR ABOUT 155 MILES EAST OF SONGSONG
ROTA...OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JOSE TINIAN...OR ABOUT
155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GARAPAN SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-
NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH.

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

AT 700 PM CHST...STORM INTENSITY WAS AT 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM
TAPAH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING OVERNIGHT BUT WILL
MAINTAIN A SMALL WIND RADIUS. THE LATEST TRACK HAS PUSHED A LITTLE
FARTHER TO THE EAST...HOWEVER TINIAN AND SAIPAN STILL REMAIN
WITHIN THE SWATH OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

CNMI HSEM INDICATES THAT TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE IN COR 2
CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR TUESDAY.

.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
FORECAST CHANGES. 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.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...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 THE 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 3 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
932 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH 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 14 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 NORTHERN THROUGH EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON TUESDAY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE TAPAH PASSES BY CLOSE TO
THE NORTHEAST 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 11 TO 14 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 OVERNIGHT. LITTLE
INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AS THIS IS A SMALL SYSTEM. THE EFFECTS ON
SAIPAN AND TINIAN WILL BE LIMITED DURING THE SHORT TIME THE SYSTEM
PASSES BY TO THE NORTH.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM TAPAH 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 OFFICIALS IN SAIPAN. AVOID ANY OFF ISLAND TRAVEL BY
BOAT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS TROPICAL
STORM TAPAH CONTINUES NORTHWARD. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
TUESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
AS TAPAH TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST
TUESDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING
SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. BECAUSE TAPAH
REMAINS A SMALL-SIZED CIRCULATION...SMALL CHANGES IN TRACK
FORECAST WILL RESULT IN CHANGES TO THE WIND FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 36 TO
48 HOURS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AT THIS TIME...HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE
JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...HOWEVER THE TWO
ISLANDS COULD STILL SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

$$

W.AYDLETT/ZIOBRO

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