[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM MA-ON (08W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST WED JUL 13 2011

...TROPICAL STORM MA-ON MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND INTENSIFYING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND
ALAMAGAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 153.0 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 480 MILES EAST OF AGRIHAN
              480 MILES EAST OF PAGAN
              480 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              560 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN...AND
              680 MILES NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM MA-ON IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM MA-ON IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 175 MILES NORTH OF
PAGAN AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

...AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
ISSUED...POSSIBLY ON SHORT NOTICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME
WEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY. IF TROPICAL STORM MA-ON
TRACKS SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH THAN FORECAST...WINDS MAY EXCEED
40 MPH LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF
9 FEET OR MORE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

SIMPSON








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