[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON BUALOI (22W) LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
544 PM CHST MON OCT 21 2019

UPDATED FOR ROTA WATCH CANCELLATION

...TYPHOON BUALOI INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHES THE MARIANAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR ROTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

.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 AND WARNINGS...
THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR ROTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN. DAMAGING
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. IF BUALOI
DEVIATES FROM THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK, TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF
74 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF AGRIHAN,
PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN IN THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. DAMAGING WINDS
OF 39 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 400 PM CHST...0600 UTC...THE EYE OF TYPHOON BUALOI WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.5 DEGREES
EAST...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. THIS IS 120 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON BUALOI CONTINUES TO TRACK STEADILY NORTHWESTWARD, AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING
DAMAGING WINDS TO TINIAN AND SAIPAN, BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING
WINDS HAS DIMINISHED FOR ROTA AS LONG AS BUALOI STAYS ON THE
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