[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TYPHOON SONGDA RAPIDLY MOVING AWAY FROM AGRIHAN...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN. HOWEVER...THE
TYPHOON WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELED LATER TONIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON SONGDA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.0 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS ABOUT  90 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
              140 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PAGAN
              160 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN

SONGDA IS A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
145 MPH. TYPHOON SONGDA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION 1. ALTHOUGH TYPHOON SONGDA
IS RAPIDLY MOVING AWAY FROM AGRIHAN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE STILL OCCURRING. MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM
INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DECREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF AT 12 TO 16 FEET...DECREASING TO 10 TO
13 FEET EARLY THURSDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
HF RADIO FOR OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS.

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