[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
425 AM CHST TUE APR 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM TAPAH NOW HEADING NORTH...

.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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES 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 WELL
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 203 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.6N...LONGITUDE 147.5E...OR ABOUT
200 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM...ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF SONGSONG ROTA...ABOUT 130 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JOSE
TINIAN...AND ABOUT 125 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GARAPAN SAIPAN.

AT 100 AM CHST...STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 7 MPH.
AT 100 AM CHST...STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. TROPICAL STORM TAPAH
IS EXPECTED TO RESUME INTENSIFYING BUT WILL MAINTAIN A SMALL WIND
RADIUS. THE LATEST TRACK STILL BRINGS TAPAH CLOSE ENOUGH TO
TINIAN AND SAIPAN THAT BOTH STILL REMAIN WITHIN THE SWATH OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

CNMI HSEM INDICATES THAT TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE IN TROPICAL STORM
CONDITION 2. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

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...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE
LEAVING IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED SHELTER.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND STAY WELL SECURED.

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 LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-290100-
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TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
425 AM CHST TUE APR 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WHICH CAN CAUSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

&&

...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 LATER THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 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...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY NOON...THEN
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH BY EVENING. WEST WINDS 30
TO 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO HAZARDOUS HEIGHTS
OF 11 TO 14 FEET AS TAPAH MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS. SEAS AND
WIND WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. LITTLE
INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AS TAPAH IS A SMALL SYSTEM.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
TAPAH ARE EXPECTED TO START THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL RAINFALL OF
2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED.

...ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW 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 TODAY AS TROPICAL
STORM TAPAH CONTINUES NORTHWARD. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH BY DAWN WEDNESDAY.
AS TAPAH TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75
MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY THURSDAY
MORNING. BECAUSE TAPAH REMAINS A SMALL SYSTEM...SMALL CHANGES IN
THE TRACK FORECAST COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
WIND FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET REMAINS 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...BOTH
LOCATIONS COULD STILL SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

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