[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 091413
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON NANGKA (11W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1213 AM CHST FRI JUL 10 2015

...TYPHOON NANGKA WEST OF PAGAN HEADING WEST-NORTHWEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND
TINIAN.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN
ISLANDS AS DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER THESE ISLANDS.

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SAIPAN AND TINIAN.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NANGKA (11W) WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.0N...LONGITUDE 144.5E...ABOUT 85 MILES WEST OF
PAGAN, ABOUT 95 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST ALAMAGAN, ABOUT 95 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN, ABOUT 215 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN,
ABOUT 220 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TINIAN. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-
NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 145 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK KEEPS TYPHOON NANGKA MOVING ON A WEST-
NORTHWEST HEADING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. NANGKA
REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON. TYPHOON NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY TONIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING A SLOW WEAKENING TREND
FRIDAY.

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

REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE TO TYPHOON FORCE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
MORNING HOURS. NANGKA PASSED OVER ALAMAGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND IS
NOW WEST OF PAGAN AND MOVING AWAY OVER THE PHILIPPINE SEA. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...

.ALAMAGAN...TYPHOON FORCE SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER FRIDAY MORNING.

.PAGAN...TYPHOON FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN
SHIFT TO SOUTH AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
LATER FRIDAY MORNING.

.AGRIHAN...TROPICAL STORM FORCE EAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE LATER FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF AROUND 20 TO 30 FEET WILL REMAIN AT THESE HEIGHTS THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER IN THE MORNING. SURF
AS HIGH AS 25 FEET WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS DECREASE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY.

&&

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

&&

GUZ003-004-091515-
/O.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
1213 AM CHST FRI JUL 10 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


..WINDS...
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SHOWERS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS
NANGKA MOVES AWAY.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG NORTH AND
WEST FACING SHORES TONIGHT.

$$

PMZ153-154-091515-
/O.CAN.PGUM.TR.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-
1213 AM CHST FRI JUL 10 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE
HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING AND ARE EXPECTED FOR PART OF
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF SAIPAN
WHERE GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE.

SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE OCCURRING AND ARE EXPECTED FOR PART OF
TONIGHT AS NANGKA PASSES NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN WATERS. SEAS SHOULD
START TO SUBSIDE FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

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