[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTPQ81 PGUM 042148
HLSPQ1
PMZ154-050500-
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
8 AM GUAM LST SUN SEP 5 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W FORMS EAST OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
MARIANA ISLANDS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AGRIHAN AS OF 7 AM.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN...AND
ALAMAGAN WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 149.8 DEGREES
EAST...OR ABOUT 295 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN...
                265 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN...
                280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN...AND
                305 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W
COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W
WAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...
RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE
DAMAGING WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. MEASURES TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS
THIS EVENING. 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 WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH TODAY...INCREASING LATE TONIGHT TO DAMAGING NORTH WINDS
AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTH 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WITH HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED TODAY ON
SOUTHWESTERN CLOCKWISE THROUGH NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURES. SURF WILL
BECOME HAZARDOUS 10 TO 12 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY 3 PM LST. MONITOR YOUR LOCAL HF RADIO MONITOR FOR
OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BULLETINS.

$$

ZIOBRO



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