[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TYPHOON SOUDELOR APPROACHING TINIAN AND SAIPAN...

.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 THEIR
COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROTA AND ITS COASTAL
WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 754 PM CHST...THE EYE OF TYPHOON SOUDELOR WAS LOCATED BY RADAR
NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.3 DEGREES EAST.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 40 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN...45
MILES EAST OF TINIAN...90 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROTA...270 MILES
SOUTH OF AGRIHAN...225 MILES SOUTH OF PAGAN...AND 195 MILES SOUTH
OF ALAMAGAN.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RADAR SHOWS THAT THE EYE OF TYPHOON SOUDELOR IS MOVING WEST-
NORTHWEST TOWARD TINAIN AND SAIPAN AND WILL LIKELY CROSS OVER THE
TWO ISLANDS AROUND 1100 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL RISE TO
TYPHOON FORCE BETWEEN ABOUT 1000 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

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

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

AS SOUDELOR IS CURRENTLY TRACKING...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY
FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN OR ALAMAGAN. EVEN SO...MAINTAIN READINESS
OVERNIGHT IN CASE THE TYPHOON MAKES A SUDDEN NORTHWARD TURN.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY...BUT IF SOUDELOR TAKES A SUDDEN
NORTHWARD TURN BRIEF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD OCCUR
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ON ALAMAGAN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT...REACHING 15 TO 20 FEET OVERNIGHT. SEAS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS SURF OF 20
FEET OR HIGHER IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP
TO 2 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-021900-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
858 PM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE
EYE OF TYPHOON SOUDELOR IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER TINIAN AND
SAIPAN AROUND 1100 PM...WITH TYPHOON FORCE WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN
1000 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE ONSET OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY
BE SUDDEN AS THE EYE APPROACHES. REMAIN IN SHELTER OVERNIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY MORNING UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS WILL RISE QUICKLY AROUND 1000 PM AS THE EYE OF SOUDELOR
APPROACHES AND WILL REACH 75 TO 85 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH
POSSIBLE. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT WINDS AS THE CALM
CENTER OF THE EYE PASSES AROUND 1100 PM...BUT THEN WINDS WILL
SUDDENLY RETURN TO TYPHOON FORCE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE EYE. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT
WILL REMAIN DAMAGING UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SEAS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES.
SEAS WILL DIMINISH ON MONDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH
MONDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN OF 4 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MAY CAUSE LOCAL
FLOODING.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-021900-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
858 PM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

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

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE ONSET OF
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME
DANGEROUS. REMAIN IN SHELTER OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING
UNTIL ANY DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SEAS...
SEAS WILL BUILD...REACHING 14 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS
SURF OF 15 TO 18 FEET IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION
OF 1 TO 2 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN OF 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MAY CAUSE LOCAL
FLOODING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 AM MONDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

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