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BREAKING NEWS: SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI 17W
AUG 19, 2015 AS OF 6:00 P.M.
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Posted on Aug 19 2015
BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI IS PROJECTED TO AFFECT AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN…
AT 500 PM CHST THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI WAS AT 19.2 NORTH AND 152.8 EAST MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. THIS IS ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF AGRIHAN 400 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN AND 490 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN.
ATSANI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST THE NEXT FEW DAYS, MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH OF ABOUT 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
WHILE ATSANI IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IN AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ISLANDS, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS IT PASSES NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE ISLANDS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION, SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET RESULTING IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 20 FEET OR HIGHER. RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BE HEAVY AS WELL WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT HEAVIEST ON AGRIHAN.
WHILE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN OVER THE FAR NORTHERN CNMI, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS TINIAN AND SAIPAN THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
ACROSS TINIAN AND SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS, A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL RISE TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT AND BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN IN THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAINY AND WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY TRAVEL BY BOAT. STAY INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI BY FOLLOWING THE LATEST STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON GUAMKEEP ALERT FOR ANY LATER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS OR CALL THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AT 670-237-8000 OR ON HF SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO AT FREQUENCY 5.205.0. (HSEM)
