[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON SONGDA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
210 PM GUAM LST WED SEP 1 2004

...TYPHOON SONGDA PASSING NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.8 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT  15 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
               60 MILES NORTH OF PAGAN
               90 MILES NORTH OF ALAMAGAN
              270 MILES NORTH OF SAIPAN
              275 MILES NORTH OF TINIAN
              340 MILES NORTH OF ROTA
              390 MILES NORTH OF GUAM.

SONGDA IS A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
145 MPH. TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH.


...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. THE EYE OF TYPHOON SONGDA
PASSED JUST NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN AROUND 12 PM...AND IS NOW STARTING
TO MOVE AWAY. STAY IN SAFE SHELTER. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR
STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 100 TO 140 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND FALL
TO 50 TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME SOUTH AT 35 TO 45 MPH BY
LATE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF AT 20 TO 24 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING TO
12 TO 16 FEET THIS EVENING AND TO 10 TO 13 FEET LATE TONIGHT.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...
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...
EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS 60 TO 80 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH
AND FALLING TO 45 TO 55 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND TO 35 TO 45 MPH
OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 16 TO 20 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...FALLING TO
9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...
RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING. FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS.

...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 FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS.

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MIDDLEBROOKE




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