[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON SOUDELOR (13W) LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1057 PM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

UPDATED WIND INFORMATION FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN

...TYPHOON SOUDELOR STRENGTHENS AS IT AFFECTS 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.

&&

.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.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-022100-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
1057 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 PEAKING AT OVER
100 MPH LIKELY BETWEEN 1100 PM AND 100 AM. THE ONSET OF TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUDDEN AS THE EYE MOVES IN. 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 AS THE EYE OF SOUDELOR PUSHES ASHORE OVER
SOUTHERN SAIPAN...AND WILL REACH 90 TO 100 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
120 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-PMZ152-022100-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
1057 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.

$$

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