[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 301047
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON JEBI (25W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
847 PM CHST THU AUG 30 2018

...TYPHOON JEBI CLOSING IN ON PAGAN...

.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 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON JEBI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
17.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.5 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
105 MILES EAST OF ALAMAGAN...ABOUT 115 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
AND 140 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN. STORM MOTION WAS TOWARD THE
WEST AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
JEBI WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. JEBI IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN ISLANDS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AS A MAJOR TYPHOON. AN
EYE PASSAGE IS LIKELY FOR PAGAN ISLAND.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 300 AM FRIDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

...PAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. REMAIN IN SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS HAVE FULLY SUBSIDED. DON'T VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER
DURING EYE PASSAGE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL REACH DAMAGING LEVELS OF 40 MPH OR MORE
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FURTHER OVERNIGHT...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
ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
OR EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE AS TYPHOON JEBI APPROACHES...AND COULD
REACH 30 OR EVEN 40 FEET NEAR THE CENTER OF JEBI. SURF COULD BUILD TO
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...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. REMAIN IN SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS HAVE FULLY SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL REACH DAMAGING LEVELS OF 40 MPH OR MORE
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FURTHER OVERNIGHT...AND WILL REACH NEAR TYPHOON FORCE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS THEY GRADUALLY BECOME EAST THEN SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER FRIDAY MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS LATE FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE AS TYPHOON JEBI APPROACHES...AND COULD
REACH 25 OR EVEN 35 FEET NEAR THE CENTER OF JEBI. SURF COULD BUILD TO
HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 35 FEET WHICH COULD CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION UP
TO 12 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.

...ALAMAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. REMAIN IN SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS HAVE FULLY SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
INCREASING NORTH WINDS WILL REACH DAMAGING LEVELS OF 40 MPH OR MORE
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FURTHER OVERNIGHT...AND WILL REACH NEAR TYPHOON FORCE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS THEY GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST THEN EVENTUALLY WEST AND
SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER FRIDAY MORNING...
AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS LATE FRIDAY AS THEY
BECOME SOUTHEAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET ARE EXPECTED SLIGHTLY FARTHER FROM
THE CENTER OF JEBI. SURF COULD REACH 36 FEET WHICH COULD CAUSE
COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 12 FEET.

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

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STANKO
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