[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON SHANSHAN (17W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
857 AM CHST SUN AUG 5 2018

...TYPHOON SHANSHAN GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN CNMI...

.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 TONIGHT.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SHANSHAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.5 EAST. THIS IS
305 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN...350 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
PAGAN...AND 375 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN. SHANSHAN IS
MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON SHANSHAN SHOULD CONTINUE TO STEADILY INTENSIFY THROUGH
MONDAY AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN CNMI. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT AGRIHAN, PAGAN, AND ALAMAGAN
THROUGH THIS MORNING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD REMAIN IN STURDY
STRUCTURES UNTIL WINDS AND RAIN SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.

...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 THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL
THREE ISLANDS THROUGH MONDAY.

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