[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON NANGKA (11W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST TUE JUL 7 2015

...TYPHOON NANGKA MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN
ISLANDS. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NANGKA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 156.1 EAST.

ABOUT  755 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
ABOUT  775 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
ABOUT  800 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
ABOUT  710 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT  765 MILES EAST OF GUAM
ABOUT  440 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF POHNPEI
ABOUT  470 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHUUK

TYPHOON NANGKA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES TYPHOON NANGKA TOWARD AGRIHAN...
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS ON THURSDAY.
NANGKA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED TO TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SPEED. NANGKA IS EXPECTED
TO STEADILY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO SEEK STURDY SHELTER IN CASE A TYPHOON WARNING IS
ISSUED. THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS DAMAGING WINDS TO THE AREA DURING
THE DAY ON THURSDAY. SEAS AND WINDS WILL INCREASE WELL IN ADVANCE
OF NANGKA AND INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS BY LATE
WEDNESDAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY WITH TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND DAMAGING WINDS
COULD LAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALREADY HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. THE SEAS WILL GRADUALLY BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AND
COULD RANGE FROM AT LEAST 15 FEET TO MORE THAN 20 FEET BY THURSDAY.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED AS TYPHOON NANGKA
APPROACHES AND PASSES THROUGH THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 300 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

SIMPSON
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