[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR APPROACHES THE MARIANAS...

.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 TINIAN...AND SAIPAN AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROTA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.2
DEGREES EAST OR ABOUT 100 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN...110
MILES EAST OF TINIAN...140 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA AND 190
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR WAS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

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

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

...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.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

...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.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-021330-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
316 PM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR
HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMANENT AND SHOULD OCCUR SOON IF NOT
ALREADY OCCURRING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS
EVENING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD END
MONDAY MORNING.

SEAS WILL BUILD REACHING 16 TO 20 FEET OR MORE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SEAS COULD REACH BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES CLOSE TO TINIAN AND SAIPAN.
SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 TO 30 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-021330-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
316 PM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
SOUDELOR MAY BRING DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH
OR MORE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR
PASSES NEAR SAIPAN. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SEAS WILL BUILD...REACHING 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 TONIGHT WHICH
COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION RISK.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
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 TONIGHT WHICH COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION RISK.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

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