[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 310501
HLSPQ3
PMZ153-154-311100-
TYPHOON SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 PM GUAM LST TUE AUG 31 2004

...SONGDA IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON...

...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 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 149.0 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
              220 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              235 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
              250 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
              300 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
              355 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

SONGDA IS A CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
120 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON TONIGHT.
TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
ALAMAGAN..PAGAN AND AGRIHAN REMAIN IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF TYPHOON SONGDA PUTS IT BETWEEN PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEASURES TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS THIS
EVENING. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS
ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
SEEK SAFE SHELTER. MOVE BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL
SOURCES FOR STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BEGIN THIS
EVENING AND INCREASE TO TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS OF 80 TO 125 MPH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND TO 35 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF EYE PASSAGE OCCURS...DO
NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER AS TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS WILL QUICKLY
RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.

REMEMBER...THE ACTUAL WINDS EXPERIENCED WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE
EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE TYPHOON. RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN...
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD ALL BE PREPARED FOR A DIRECT HIT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL RISE TO 19 TO 24 FEET AS THE
TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH
6 TO 8 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING. FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS.

...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...
SAIPAN AND TINIAN REMAIN IN TROPICAL STORM CONDITION 3. RESIDENTS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE EXPECTED
THIS 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
BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM
INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 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...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL RISE TO 12 TO 15 FEET AS THE
TYPHOON PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD COASTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT 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 9 PM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO...NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS
FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS. ON TINIAN AND
SAIPAN...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AT 162.55 MHZ. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GUAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (LOWER CASE).

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