[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 292304
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON TAPAH (06W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST WED APR 30 2014

...TAPAH CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS AT
PAGAN AND 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.

AT 700 AM CHST THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W)
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 147.3 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 105 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN AND
ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF PAGAN.

TYPHOON TAPAH WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE DECREASED TO 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON TAPAH WILL PASS TO THE EAST OF PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN TODAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS 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 MOVED AWAY FROM
THE MARIANAS THURSDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING AS
TYPHOON TAPAH CONTINUES NORTHWARD. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SUBSIDING THIS 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 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

$$

ZIOBRO





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