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BREAKING NEWS: SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI 17W
AUG 20, 2015 - 10:00 AM
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Posted on Aug 20 2015
BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, GOVERNOR ELOY S. INOS, WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT…SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI TO AFFECT AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN…
AT 700 AM CHST THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON ATSANI WAS AT 20.7 NORTH AND 150.0 EAST MOVING NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH.
THIS IS ABOUT:
310 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
325 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PAGAN
340 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
475 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN
490 MILES NORTHEAST OF TINIAN.
ATSANI IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NORTHWESTWARD TRACK TODAY AND FRIDAY MAKING ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH OF ABOUT 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF AGRIHAN AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 155 MPH.
WHILE ATSANI IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT AGRIHAN, PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN ISLANDS, NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS IT PASSES NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ON FRIDAY.
ACROSS TINIAN AND SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS…A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL RISE TO 20 KNOTS TODAY AND 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY AND TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE 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.
