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WTPQ82 PGUM 291046
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
846 PM CHST MON SEP 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM PAHNFONE (18W) STRENGTHENING AND STILL THREATENING
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.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 IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...TINIAN...SAIPAN...PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND SURROUNDING
WATERS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS INCLUDING PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS. A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 48 HOURS.

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

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
150.5 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN
ABOUT 360 MILES EAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 380 MILES EAST OF GUAM AND
ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE WILL BE STRENGTHENING INTO A TYPHOON AS
IT CROSSES THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS WITH THE CENTER PASSING
NEAR...MOST LIKELY NORTH OF...SAIPAN 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.

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
EXPECTED.

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

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR
DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR MORE WARNINGS AND WATCHES 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.

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 IN HONOLULU AT OR AROUND 2 AM CHST.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-291900-
/X.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
846 PM CHST MON SEP 29 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 PHANFONE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
DAMAGING WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY TUESDAY
NIGHT. EXPECT SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FT TUESDAY TO BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET
BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN...TINIAN
AND SAIPAN WILL EXPERIENCE MAINLY WESTERLY WINDS...WHILE PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN WILL EXPERIENCE EASTERLIES. ANY SLOWING OF THIS SYSTEM
BEFORE REACHING THE MARIANAS COULD INCREASE THESE IMPACTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
LARGE WAVES COULD ARRIVE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AS EARLY AS TUESDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS EARLY AS TUESDAY
MORNING...WITH THE AREA REMAINING UNDER A MOIST AND UNSTABLE FLOW
FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PHANFONE PASSES BY. HIGH WIND-GENERATED SURF
MAY CAUSE 2 TO 3 FEET OF COASTAL INUNDATION.

$$
POWELL






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