[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...NANGKA NOW A SUPER TYPHOON WEST OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ISLANDS 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON NANGKA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.1N...LONGITUDE 144.1E.

THIS IS
ABOUT 115 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN
ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF PAGAN
ABOUT 120 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST ALAMAGAN

NANGKA WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 155 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A WEST-NORTHWEST
HEADING TODAY...THEN BEGIN TURNING TO THE NORTH WHILE SLOWING IN
FORWARD SPEED OVER THE WEEKEND. NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A SLOW
WEAKENING TREND LATER TODAY THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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

REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE DROPPING BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE LATER THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING. SURF
OF AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS AND SURF
DECREASE. SURF MAY BE SLOW TO DECREASE AS NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO SLOW
DOWN TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS AS IT CURVES TO THE
NORTH THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP LARGE SWELL MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHERN MARIANAS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 900 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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