[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CIMARON (23W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
838 AM CHST MON AUG 20 2018

...TROPICAL STORM CIMARON STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ON
SAIPAN...TINIAN...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN...TINIAN AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN.
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR
YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CIMARON (23W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0N...LONGITUDE 149.0E. THIS WAS ABOUT 275
MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CIMARON WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH TUESDAY. CIMARON
IS MOVING NORTHWEST...AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NORTHWEST TRACK
THROUGH TUESDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR
SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

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

FOR THOSE IN SAIPAN AND TINIAN...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR DISASTER PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS
SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. SMALL BOATS ON ALL ISLANDS SHOULD
BE WELL SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

FOR THOSE IN AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...PREPARATIONS FOR THE
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE NEAR COMPLETION. SMALL BOATS
ON ALL ISLANDS SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY
BOAT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.

MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN
TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN
FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO
THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

&&

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

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-200600-
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TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
838 AM CHST MON AUG 20 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN...

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY
CONSIDER EVACUATING IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF COULD EASILY BUILD UP TO 10 OR 12 FEET AS CIMARON
PASSES TODAY INTO TUESDAY. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG
WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. SEE
LATEST FORECAST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

&&

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN...

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

PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL BOATS ON ALL
ISLANDS SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY
TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TONIGHT. NEAR-
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF COULD EASILY BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET AS CIMARON
PASSES THROUGH TUESDAY. INUNDATION OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG
WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ON ALL
THREE ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

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