[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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GUZ001-002-003-004-PMZ154-310300-

TYPHOON NABI (14W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1100 AM GUAM LST WED AUG 31 2005

...TYPHOON NABI PASSING JUST NORTH OF SAIPAN....

...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 11 AM GUAM LST...0100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NABI WAS LOCATED
BY DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
146.1 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
                     40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
                     50 MILES NORTHEAST OF TINIAN
                    120 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROTA
                    175 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM
                    145 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMAGAN
                    175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN...AND
                    225 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN.

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

NABI IS A CATEGORY 1 TYPHOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH.
NABI WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY...LIKELY BECOMING A CATEGORY 2
TYPHOON WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 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 WIND
GUSTS TO 63 MPH BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM. AN OBSERVATION FROM
THE WEST TINIAN AIRPORT REPORTED WIND GUST TO 55 MPH AROUND 10 AM
THIS MORNING BEFORE THEY CLOSED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH WILL BE
FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT
SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH WITH A FURTHER
DECREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT 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...
TROPICAL STROM FORCE WINDS OF FROM THE WEST AT 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUST TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWEST AT 40 TO
50 MPH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT 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 8 TO 10 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.

A WIND GUST TO 36 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE AT TIYAN AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. AN AUTOMATED WEATHER
OBSERVING PLATFORM AT APRA HARBOR REPORTED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUST
TO 46 MPH BEFORE 11AM.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT 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 8 TO 10 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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM THE
NORTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...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 11 AM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS.

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