[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ83 PGUM 301618
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TYPHOON SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1 AM GUAM LST TUE AUG 31 2004

...TYPHOON SONGDA CONTINUES TOWARD AGRIHAN AND INTENSIFIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
AGRIHAN...PAGAN...ALAMAGAN...SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN OF THE NORTHERN
MARIANA ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.8 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 395 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              365 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              340 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
              350 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
              435 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 95 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TYPHOON SONGDA
IS MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER
THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS...WITH A SLIGHT TURN TO A MORE NORTHWEST
TRACK.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...

GOVERNOR JUAN N. BABAUTA HAS PLACED THE ISLANDS OF ALAMAGAN...PAGAN
AND AGRIHAN INTO TYPHOON CONDITION 2. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL
STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. MOVE
SMALL BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM
INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT WILL TURN NORTH AND INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY. DAMAGING NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
TUESDAY EVENING WILL INCREASE TO TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 70 TO 100
MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL
CHANGE TO SOUTHERLY AND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IF EYE PASSAGE OCCURS...DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER AS
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET IS EXPECTED TUESDAY...RISING TO 18
TO 22 FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH 6 TO 8 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING. FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS.

...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...

GOVERNOR JUAN N. BABAUTA HAS PLACED SAIPAN AND TINIAN IN TYPHOON
CONDITION 3. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM-FORCE
WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED AS EARLY AS TUESDAY EVENING.
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. REVIEW YOUR
DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED.
SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. MOVE SMALL BOATS
TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM
INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DAMAGING NORTHWEST AND WEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AND
WEAKEN TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET IS EXPECTED TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15
FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. INUNDATION
OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD COASTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. LOCAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 8 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS.

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GUARD



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