[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON MA-ON (08W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST THU JUL 14 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

AS OF 800 AM CHST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PAGAN...ALAMAGAN AND AGRIHAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST..2100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MA-ON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.0 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
              195 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
              210 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
              370 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN...AND
              500 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TYPHOON MA-ON IS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 90 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MA-ON IS NOW EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 130 MILES
NORTH OF PAGAN BETWEEN 400 PM AND 600 PM THIS EVENING. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE THEY ARRIVE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. TIE DOWN OR BRING INDOORS LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT
MAY BE BLOWN AROUND...AND MAKE SURE ANY WATER CRAFT ARE SECURED.
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS WILL RISE TO 35 TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH BY THIS EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY DAWN FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO
16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY ON SOUTHERN AND WESTERN EXPOSURES.
SURF WILL REMAIN HIGH AT 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND TREES...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS
EXPECTED.

.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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