[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON SHANSHAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
902 PM CHST SAT AUG 4 2018

...SHANSHAN BECOMES A TYPHOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAGAN...AGRIHAN AND
ALAMAGAN IN THE NORTHERN CNMI. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.5 EAST. THIS IS
245 MILES NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN...275 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGAN...AND
295 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN. SHANSHAN IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST
AT 9 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN HAS BECOME A TYPHOON AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY INTENSIFY. SHANSHAN IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 9
MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS GENERAL MOTION OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT
AGRIHAN, PAGAN, AND ALAMAGAN THROUGH TONIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 300 AM SUNDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD ALREADY BE PREPARED
FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL BOATS SHOULD ALREADY BE
SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AT AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 13 TO 15 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INUNDATION
OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL
THREE ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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