[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 021653
HLSPQ1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON SOUDELOR (13W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
253 AM CHST MON AUG 3 2015

...TYPHOON SOUDELOR STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM TINIAN
AND SAIPAN...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.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 TINIAN...SAIPAN AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROTA AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 154 AM CHST...THE EYE OF TYPHOON SOUDELOR WAS LOCATED BY RADAR
NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.3 DEGREES EAST.
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN AND TINIAN...
90 MILES NORTH OF ROTA...235 MILES SOUTH OF AGRIHAN...190 MILES
SOUTH OF PAGAN...AND 165 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN. AT 100
AM...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON SOUDELOR IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AWAY FROM
TINIAN AND SAIPAN. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS HAVE LIKELY ENDED ON TINIAN
AND SAIPAN. DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TINIAN
AND SAIPAN UNTIL MID MORNING TODAY.

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

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

AS SOUDELOR IS CURRENTLY TRACKING...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY
FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN OR ALAMAGAN. EVEN SO...MAINTAIN READINESS
OVERNIGHT IN CASE THE TYPHOON MAKES A SUDDEN NORTHWARD TURN.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY...BUT IF SOUDELOR TAKES A SUDDEN
NORTHWARD TURN BRIEF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD OCCUR
OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ON ALAMAGAN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF...
SEAS WILL BE PEAKING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER
IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP TO
2 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

&&

GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-030100-
/O.CON.PGUM.TY.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
253 AM CHST MON AUG 3 2015

...TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TYPHOON FORCE WINDS HAVE LIKELY ENDED AS THE EYE OF TYPHOON
SOUDELOR IS NOW MOVING AWAY. REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL LATER THIS
MORNING WHEN DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE SUBSIDING BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SEAS...
SEAS ARE PEAKING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FEET. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
THIS MORNING...BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MAY CAUSE
LOCAL FLOODING.

$$

GUZ002-PMZ152-030100-
/O.CON.PGUM.TR.W.0007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ROTA-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-
253 AM CHST MON AUG 3 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE AS TYPHOON
SOUDELOR MOVES AWAY. REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING
WHEN DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
WELL SECURED.

&&

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH BY MID MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SEAS...
SEAS ARE PEAKING BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.
SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF OF 15 TO 18 FEET
IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY MAY CAUSE LOCAL
FLOODING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

&&

$$

MCELROY
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