[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TYPHOON NABI TO PASS NEAR SAIPAN TODAY....

...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 6 AM GUAM LST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NABI WAS LOCATED BY
DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.9
DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
                     80 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
                     90 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    140 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROTA
                    190 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM
                    180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                    210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN...AND
                    260 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN.

TYPHOON NABI IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. NABI IS EXPECTED TO TURN
SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

NABI IS A CATEGORY 1 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
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 CONDITION 1 FOR TINIAN
AND SAIPAN AT 1 AM. CNMI EMO REPORTS EVACUATION CENTERS AT THE
TANAPAG...GARAPAN...WSR...KOBLERVILLE...DANDAN ELEMENTARY AND
MARIANAS HIGH SCHOOLS ARE 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. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY
THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

THE SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OBSERVATION REPORTED FREQUENT WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 5 AM AND 6 AM.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
TYPHOON FORCE 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH THIS MORNING...
THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AS NABI MOVES WEST
OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...ROTA...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON CONDITION 2 FOR ROTA
AT 1 AM. 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. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE 45 TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST AT 50 TO
60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AS NABI MOVES WEST OF THE
MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...GUAM...
THE GOVERNOR OF GUAM DECLARED CONDITION OF READINESS 1 AT 130 AM.
GUAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY. PRIVATE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES
ARE URGED TO CALL THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE ON THE STATUS OF
PRIVATE SCHOOL OPERATIONS. ALL GOVERNMENT OF GUAM AGENCIES WILL BE
CLOSED TODAY. HOWEVER...ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ARE TO
CONTACT THEIR SECTION SUPERVISORS AND REPORT TO WORK. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE GUAM CIVIL DEFENSE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AS NABI
MOVES WEST OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.

...AGRIHAN...
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CNMI DECLARED TYPHOON CONDITION 3 FOR AGRIHAN
AT 1 AM. CNMI EMO ADVISES RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE COASTLINE AND IN
POORLY DESIGNED STRUCTURES TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THE SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFT
SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH TONIGHT AS NABI MOVES WEST OF THE MARIANAS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ON ALL EXPOSURES INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY
AND TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TYPHOON NABI PASSES. FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS.

$$

HENDRICKS




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