[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ82 PGUM 290337
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 18W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
137 PM CHST MON SEP 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM 18W STRENGTHENING AND THREATENING THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TYPHOON WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS INCLUDING PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.

.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 TYPHOON WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS INCLUDING PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.

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.

A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA
WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 18W WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 151.5 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN
ABOUT 440 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF GUAM AND
ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM 18W WILL BE STRENGTHENING INTO A TYPHOON AS IT
APPROACHES THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS WITH THE CENTER PASSING
NEAR...MOST LIKELY NORTH OF...SAIPAN SOMETIME TUESDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY WEDNESDAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ONLY SMALL CHANGES
IN THE FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY
VARYING IMPACTS AND A POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF WATCHES SOUTHWARD.

IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES
FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS GIVEN TRACK UNCERTAINTY. HOWEVER...HEAVY
RAIN...THUNDERSTORMS...DANGEROUS SURF...AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF 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 AROUND 5 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-291145-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
137 PM CHST MON SEP 29 2014

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

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. BOAT OWNERS AND
CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM 18W MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND HIGH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
FAR NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN. THE
LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ACROSS SAIPAN...TINIAN...AND THEIR SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS...
THOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS TOO EARLY FOR SPECIFICS...THOUGH LARGE WAVES COULD ARRIVE
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AS EARLY AS TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM 18W...PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS EARLY AS TUESDAY...WITH THE AREA
REMAINING UNDER A MOIST AND UNSTABLE FLOW FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER
18W PASSES BY.

$$
WROE





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