WTPQ81 PGUM 281132 HLSPQ1 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 932 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) CONTINUING NORTH-NORTHEAST... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF THE MARIANAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TINIAN...SAIPAN. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MARIANAS WATERS OUT TO 40 NM. A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) WAS LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 13.7N...LONGITUDE 147.5E...OR ABOUT 185 MILES EAST OF GUAM...OR ABOUT 155 MILES EAST OF SONGSONG ROTA...OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JOSE TINIAN...OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GARAPAN SAIPAN. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH- NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ------------------ AT 700 PM CHST...STORM INTENSITY WAS AT 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM TAPAH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING OVERNIGHT BUT WILL MAINTAIN A SMALL WIND RADIUS. THE LATEST TRACK HAS PUSHED A LITTLE FARTHER TO THE EAST...HOWEVER TINIAN AND SAIPAN STILL REMAIN WITHIN THE SWATH OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. CNMI HSEM INDICATES THAT TINIAN AND SAIPAN ARE IN COR 2 CONDITIONS. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO PREPARE THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN AND LISTEN FOR ANY FORECAST CHANGES. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. GUZ003-004-PMZ153-154-281800- /X.UPG.PGUM.TR.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PGUM.TR.W.0001.140428T1132Z-000000T0000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN-TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS- 932 PM CHST MON APR 28 2014 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...TINIAN AND SAIPAN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM TAPAH (06W) MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. SEAS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 11 TO 14 FEET AS TAPAH APPROACHES...DEPENDING UPON THE DISTANCE OF THE CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE SAIPAN AND TINIAN COASTAL WATERS. STRONGEST SEAS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTHERN THROUGH EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. ...WIND INFORMATION... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ON TUESDAY NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE TAPAH PASSES BY CLOSE TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND NOON. DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT MOVEMENT... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 11 TO 14 FEET WILL QUICKLY BUILD ON TUESDAY MORNING AS TAPAH MOVES CLOSER TO THE ISLANDS. DEPENDING UPON THE SPEED OF MOTION...SEAS AND WIND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. LITTLE INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AS THIS IS A SMALL SYSTEM. THE EFFECTS ON SAIPAN AND TINIAN WILL BE LIMITED DURING THE SHORT TIME THE SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE NORTH. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM TAPAH ARE EXPECTED TO START LATE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. ...ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ALERT TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FROM THE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN SAIPAN. AVOID ANY OFF ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT. ...WIND INFORMATION... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM TAPAH CONTINUES NORTHWARD. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS TAPAH TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST...WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST TUESDAY EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. BECAUSE TAPAH REMAINS A SMALL-SIZED CIRCULATION...SMALL CHANGES IN TRACK FORECAST WILL RESULT IN CHANGES TO THE WIND FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... AT THIS TIME...HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF ALAMAGAN AND PAGAN...HOWEVER THE TWO ISLANDS COULD STILL SEE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ W.AYDLETT/ZIOBRO $$ For more information, go to middletnweather.info
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:33:25 +0000
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