[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON CIMARON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
251 PM CHST MON AUG 20 2018

RESENT FOR INTERNET

...TROPICAL STORM CIMARON IS NOW A TYPHOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM CIMARON STRENGTHENS INTO A TYPHOON.

.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 REMAINS 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 PEOPLE 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 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON CIMARON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.3N...LONGITUDE 148.5E. THIS WAS ABOUT 175 MILES EAST
OF ALAMAGAN...235 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND 365 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON CIMARON WILL SLOWLY INTENSIFY THROUGH TUESDAY. CIMARON IS
MOVING NORTHWEST...AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NORTHWEST TRACK
THROUGH TUESDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE IN SAIPAN AND TINIAN...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE
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 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-201400-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.4023.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
251 PM CHST MON AUG 20 2018

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

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 WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 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...


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...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH THIS 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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