[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON NABI (14W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
100 AM GUAM LST WED AUG 31 2005

...NABI NOW A TYPHOON AND MAINTAINING A WESTWARD COURSE...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA AND
AGRIHAN.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1200 AM GUAM LST...1400Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NABI WAS
LOCATED BY DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 147.7 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
                    290 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
                    250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
                    221 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                    131 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
                    140 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
                    180 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA...AND
                    225 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TYPHOON NABI IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS...NABI WILL GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN AND TURN SLIGHTLY TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 MPH. NABI WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

...TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON COR 2 FOR TINIAN AND
SAIPAN AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. CNMI EMO REPORTS EVACUATION CENTERS AT
THE TANAPAG...GARAPAN...WSR...KOBLERVILLE...AND DANDAN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. THE EVACUATION CENTER AT MARIANAS HIGH SCHOOL IS
ALSO OPEN. LONG TERM SHELTEREES CAN BE HOUSED AT THE GYMNASIUM AT
KAGMAN COMMUNITY CENTER. CNMI EMO ADVISES RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE
COASTLINE AND IN POORLY DESIGNED STRUCTURES TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY. MOVE TO THE EVACUATION CENTER DESIGNATED FOR YOUR
VILLAGE. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS
ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS.
SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH
TONIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY EXPECT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS
55 TO 65 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 60 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
90 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY
EVENING AT 30 TO 40 MPH AS NABI MOVES AWAY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
15 TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 5 FEET IS
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...ROTA...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON COR 3 FOR ROTA AT
9 PM THIS EVENING. REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR
DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND
OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY DECREASE TO 20
TO 25 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING AS NABI MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
11 TO 13 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 4 FEET IS
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...GUAM...
THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM DECLARED CONDITION OF READINESS 2 AT 9 PM THIS
EVENING. GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. HOWEVER...ALL OTHER GOV GUAM AGENCIES
WILL CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATIONS. ALL GOV GUAM EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. REVIEW YOUR
DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED.
SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT STAY
IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
35 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO AT 20 TO 25 MPH
BY THURSDAY NIGHT AS NABI MOVES AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 4 FEET IS
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
8 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...AGRIHAN...
AGRIHAN REMAINS IN COR 4 AS OF 9 PM THIS EVENING. REVIEW YOUR
DISASTER PLAN AND BE SURE YOUR DISASTER KITS ARE WELL STOCKED.
SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT
STAY IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY THEN SLOWLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
NABI MOVES WESTWARD AWAY FROM AGRIHAN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF AT 7 TO 9 FT ON ALL EXPOSURES TONIGHT INCREASING TO
10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 AM GUAM LST WEDNESDAY
MORNING OR SOONER IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO
COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

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