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WGMY70 PGUM 280447
FFSMY 
GUC100-110-120-280545-
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
247 PM CHST TUE AUG 28 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND 
SAIPAN...

AT 240 PM CHST...DOPPLER RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW THAT HEAVY 
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF 
SAIPAN WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS TINIAN AND 
SAIPAN.

SAIPAN AIRPORT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE AROUND AN INCH AND HALF OF RAIN 
HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. SAIPAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF STREETS IN VARIOUS 
LOCATIONS ACROSS SAIPAN. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING UNTIL AROUND 600 PM WITH 
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH. THESE SLOWER RAINFALL 
RATES WILL ALLOW FLOODED STREETS AND LOW-LYING AREAS TO SLOWLY DRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED STREETS. 
TRY TO REMAIN ON HIGHER GROUND UNTIL FLOODING SUBSIDES. RESIDENTS 
LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD AVOID VENTURING CLOSE TO 
FAST-MOVING WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR 
WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 1489 14575 1471 14553 1508 14551
      1535 14572 1532 14588

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