[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 290349
HLSPQ1
GUZ004-PMZ154-291100-
SAIPAN-SAIPAN WATERS-
TROPICAL STORM 05W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST SUN JUL 29 2007

...TROPICAL STORM 05W APPROACHING AGRIHAN...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANAS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PAGAN AND AGRIHAN
ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 74 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
OR ARE OCCURRING.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION..
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 05W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.5 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  85 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
                     65 MILES NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
                     50 MILES EAST OF AGRIHAN
                    260 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN AND
                    385 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM 05W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. TROPICAL
STORM 05W IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A
SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR AGRIHAN...
REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL TROPICAL STORM 05W HAS PASSED AND DAMAGING
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN SAFE HAVEN. AVOID
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS AND SURF HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY WEAKENING OVERNIGHT. THIS IS A CATEGORY A
TROPICAL STORM. PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORM CATEGORY B TYPE DAMAGE.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 13 FEET AND
VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
THROUGH MONDAY.

AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING WEST AND
SOUTH...DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. THE
LARGEST WAVES WILL COME INFREQUENTLY. BE ON THE LOOK-OUT AND DO NOT
TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY. SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING...8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ON
PAGAN ISLAND.  THIS EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS.  STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND GULLIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE BASES OF MOUNTAINS.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR PAGAN...
REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL TROPICAL STORM 05W HAS PASSED. SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN SAFE HAVEN. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS AND SURF
HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. THIS
IS A CATEGORY A TROPICAL STORM. PLAN FOR TROPICAL STORM CATEGORY B
TYPE DAMAGE.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 11 FEET AND
VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
THROUGH MONDAY.

AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING WEST AND
SOUTH...DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. THE
LARGEST WAVES WILL COME INFREQUENTLY. BE ON THE LOOK-OUT AND DO NOT
TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY. SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING...8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ON
PAGAN ISLAND.  THIS EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS.  STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND GULLIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE BASES OF MOUNTAINS.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR ALAMAGAN...
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM 05W WILL PASS NORTH OF THE ISLAND...
RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS AS GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND HAZARDOUS
SURF CONDITIONS WILL LINGER FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE HAVEN. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WAVES
AND SURF HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST LATER
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EXPOSURES THROUGH MONDAY.

AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING WEST AND
SOUTH...DUE TO THE BUILDING SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE
LARGEST WAVES WILL COME INFREQUENTLY. BE ON THE LOOK-OUT AND DO NOT
TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF UP TO 6 ADDITIONAL INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY. SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING...8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ON
PAGAN ISLAND. THIS EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE LIFE THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND GULLIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
THE BASES OF MOUNTAINS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM GUAM LST. MONITOR HF
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

$$

GUARD/HENDRICKS




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