[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON TAPAH (06W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 PM CHST TUE APR 29 2014

...TAPAH MOVING NORTHWARD...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS AT
TINIAN...SAIPAN...PAGAN ALAMAGAN ISLANDS IN THE MARIANAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH CONTINUES FOR
ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON TAPAH (06W) WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.3 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN AND
ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN

TYPHOON TAPAH WAS MOVING NORTH AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
AT 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON TAPAH CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM SAIPAN AND TINIAN AND
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ISLANDS IN THE NORTHERN
MARIANA ISLANDS EARLY WEDNESDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED
TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH
WINDS OR FLOODING.

CLOSELY MONITOR HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST VIA
SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO
MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO
YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE
...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS
WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY TO AND FROM
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...UNTIL TROPICAL STORM TAPAH HAS PASSED TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE MARIANAS THURSDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS TROPICAL
STORM TAPAH CONTINUES NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH NEAR
MIDNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY. AS
TAPAH TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST...WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND
WEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 25 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
12 TO 24 HOURS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AT THIS TIME...HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE
JUST EAST OF ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN. HOWEVER...BOTH LOCATIONS COULD
STILL SEE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 300 AM CHST WEDNESDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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