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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON JEBI (25W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
236 AM CHST THU AUG 30 2018

...TYPHOON JEBI HEADING TOWARDS NORTHERN MARIANAS...

.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 MARIANAS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON JEBI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4
DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.5 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 305 MILES
EAST OF ALAMAGAN...ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF PAGAN AND 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF AGRIHAN. STORM MOTION WAS TOWARD THE WEST AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
JEBI WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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 900 AM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

...PAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING IDENTIFYING A SUITABLE
SHELTER...SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THIS 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. 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 THIS 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. IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING HOURS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH DAMAGING
LEVELS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT
...THEN REACHING TYPHOON-FORCE AND TURNING 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 THIS 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. 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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