[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON JEBI LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
920 PM CHST WED AUG 29 2018

...JEBI UPGRADED TO TYPHOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN
IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN
IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON JEBI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
17.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 151.8 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
390 MILES EAST OF ALAMAGAN...ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF PAGAN AND 415
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN. STORM MOTION WAS TOWARD THE WEST AT
13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
JEBI HAS UNDERGONE A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION...WHICH MAY
STILL BE ONGOING. JEBI IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO TRACK THROUGH THE
NORTHERN ISLANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AS A
MAJOR TYPHOON.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 300 AM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

...PAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING IDENTIFYING A SUITABLE
SHELTER...SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN EMERGENCY KIT
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A FEW DAYS WORTH OF FOOD AND WATER. IF A RADIO
OR LIGHT IS INCLUDED...BE SURE TO HAVE A FEW DAYS WORTH OF BATTERIES.
TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS INTO SHELTER WITH YOU.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH DAMAGING
LEVELS OF 40 MPH OR MORE. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN REACHING TYPHOON-FORCE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. THE EYE COULD CROSS PAGAN WHERE VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS
WOULD DIMINISH SUDDENLY AND BECOME VERY LIGHT FOR A PERIOD OF MINUTES
TO AN HOUR FOLLOWED BY STRONG TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. IF
THE EYE PASSES OVER...DO NOT MISTAKE THE EYE FOR THE END OF THE
STORM. DAMAGING WINDS WILL RESUME SUDDENLY...THIS TIME FROM THE
SOUTH. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH...AND ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 30 TO 40 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF JEBI.
SURF COULD REACH HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 40 FEET WHICH COULD CAUSE
COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 15 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.

...AGRIHAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING IDENTIFYING A SUITABLE
SHELTER...SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN EMERGENCY KIT
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A FEW DAYS WORTH OF FOOD AND WATER. IF A RADIO
OR LIGHT IS INCLUDED...BE SURE TO HAVE A FEW DAYS WORTH OF BATTERIES.
TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS INTO SHELTER WITH YOU.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH DAMAGING
LEVELS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN REACHING TYPHOON-FORCE EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...THEN TURN TOWARD THE EAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER
FRIDAY MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS
LATE FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 30 TO 40 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF JEBI.
IN ADDITION...SURF COULD REACH HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 40 FEET WHICH
COULD CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 12 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.

...ALAMAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING IDENTIFYING A SUITABLE
SHELTER...SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AN EMERGENCY KIT
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A FEW DAYS WORTH OF FOOD AND WATER. IF A RADIO
OR LIGHT IS INCLUDED...BE SURE TO HAVE A FEW DAYS WORTH OF BATTERIES.
TAKE ANY MEDICATIONS INTO SHELTER WITH YOU.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH DAMAGING
LEVELS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO
NEAR TYPHOON INTENSITY...THEN TURN TOWARD THE WEST EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER FRIDAY...AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET ARE EXPECTED SLIGHTLY FARTHER FROM THE
CENTER OF JEBI. SURF COULD REACH 30 FEET WHICH COULD CAUSE COASTAL
INUNDATION UP TO 8 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

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STANKO
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