[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
922 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR MOVING TOWARDS THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ROTA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TINIAN...SAIPAN AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN...PAGAN AND
AGRIHAN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4N...LONGITUDE 149.1E...OR ABOUT
230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A WEST-NORTHWEST
TRACK THAT WOULD TAKE IT THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS VERY
CLOSE TO SAIPAN AS A TYPHOON THIS EVENING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE
LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON TINIAN AND SAIPAN.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MAKE
SURE YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY
THIS AFTERNOON. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING IF SOUDELOR DEVIATES NORTH OF ITS CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TODAY...REACHING 20 FEET OR MORE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH
MONDAY. DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER IS POSSIBLE...ALONG
WITH COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-020900-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
922 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS...WHICH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SECURE LIGHT
OUTSIDE STRUCTURES SUCH AS CANOPIES AND BRING OUTDOOR FURNITURE
INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM
COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL
APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER
BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. MAKE SURE YOU WILL HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO
COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME
IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM SOUDELOR (13W) APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD END BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD LATE TODAY...REACHING 16 FEET OR MORE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS COULD REACH BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES CLOSE TO
SAIPAN. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY.
DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 TO 30 FEET IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES. A HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT WHICH COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION
RISK.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-020900-
/O.UPG.PGUM.TR.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.W.0007.150801T2322Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
922 AM CHST SUN AUG 2 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

BE PREPARED TO PUT YOUR TYPHOON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN INTO
ACTION. SEEK SHELTER STURDY ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND DAMAGING TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. MAKE SURE YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER
FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AS WELL AS FUEL FOR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUDELOR MAY BRING DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH
OR MORE THIS EVENING THROUGH AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR
PASSES NORTH OF SAIPAN. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TODAY...REACHING 12 TO 15 FEET OR MORE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS COULD REACH BETWEEN 14 TO 20 FEET
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS SOUDELOR PASSES CLOSE TO
SAIPAN. SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MONDAY. DANGEROUS
SURF OF 15 TO 20 FEET IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION
OF 2 TO 4 FEET AS SOUDELOR PASSES. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 10
PM SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD INCREASE THE INUNDATION RISK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.

&&

$$

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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