[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
218 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR BECOMING MORE ORGANIZED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON ROTA...TINIAN..SAIPAN...ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND AGRIHAN
IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TINIAN...SAIPAN AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROTA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND
AGRIHAN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2N...LONGITUDE 150.1E. THIS IS ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN...390 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
ISLAND...370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN...300 MILES EAST OF
SAIPAN...305 MILES EAST OF TINIAN...AND 330 MILES EAST OF ROTA.
SOUDELOR IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A WEST-NORTHWEST
TRACK THAT WOULD TAKE IT THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 30
TO 40 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN AS A TYPHOON THIS EVENING. TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON TINIAN
AND SAIPAN.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN...AND ALAMAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MAKE
SURE YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY
THIS AFTERNOON. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IF SOUDELOR DEVIATES NORTH OF ITS CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TODAY...REACHING 20 FEET OR MORE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH
MONDAY. DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER IS POSSIBLE...ALONG
WITH COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-020000-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
218 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BE PREPARED TO PUT YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO
ACTION. SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS...WHICH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT. SECURE LIGHT OUTSIDE STRUCTURES
SUCH AS CANOPIES AND BRING OUTDOOR FURNITURE INSIDE. MAKE SURE YOU
WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AS WELL AS FUEL
FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUDELOR WILL BRING DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AS
SOUDELOR PASSES ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS SHOULD END BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD LATE TODAY...REACHING 16 FEET OR MORE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS COULD REACH BETWEEN 25 AND 35 FEET
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES CLOSE TO
SAIPAN. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY.
DANGEROUS SURF OF 25 TO 35 FEET IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES. A HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT WHICH COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION
RISK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-020000-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
218 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

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

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

BE PREPARED TO PUT YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO
ACTION. SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND DAMAGING TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. MAKE SURE YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER
FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AS WELL AS FUEL FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUDELOR MAY BRING DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH
OR MORE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES NORTH
OF SAIPAN. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TODAY...REACHING 10 TO 12 FEET OR MORE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS COULD REACH BETWEEN 14 TO 20 FEET
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES CLOSE TO
SAIPAN. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY.
DANGEROUS SURF OF 15 TO 20 FEET IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
AROUND 10 PM SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION RISK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

.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.

$$

MCELROY
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