[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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PMZ154-GUZ003-GUZ004-010500-
SUPER TYPHOON SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST WED SEP 1 2004

...SUPER TYPHOON SONGDA BEARING DOWN ON AGRIHAN...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TYPHOON WATCH FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN
WERE CANCELED AT 8 AM. A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON SONGDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
                     25 MILES EAST OF PAGAN
                     35 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                    210 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN
                    215 MILES NORTH OF TINIAN
                    285 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
                    335 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

SONGDA IS A STRONG CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 150 MPH. TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.


...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON
SONGDA WILL PASS OVER OR VERY CLOSE TO AGRIHAN AROUND 11 AM THIS
MORNING. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER. IF WINDS TEMPORARILY SUBSIDE DURING
EYE PASSAGE DO NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHELTER...AS TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS
WILL QUICKLY RETURN FROM THE SOUTH. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR
STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 110 TO 150 MPH AS THE EYE PASSES LATE
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AFTER EYE PASSAGE AND SLOWLY
DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO 60 MPH BY THIS EVENING AND TO 35 TO 45
MPH LATE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 TO 24 FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES THIS
MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH 9 TO 12 FEET.

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


...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN REMAIN IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. REMAIN IN SAFE
SHELTER. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING
THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 80 TO 125 MPH AS THE EYE OF
SUPER TYPHOON SONGDA PASSES NORTH OF PAGAN THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 50 TO
60 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 35 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 18 TO 22 FEET AS THE TYPHOON PASSES THIS
MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION WILL REACH 8 TO 10 FEET.

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


...SAIPAN AND TINIAN...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AT SAIPAN AND TINIAN. MONITOR
THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR
INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT CONDITION OF READINESS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL WEAKEN TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...FALLING TO 9 TO 12
FEET TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN INCH OR LESS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 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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MIDDLEBROOKE




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