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TROPICAL STORM KROSA (12W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
859 PM CHST SUN JUL 27 2025
...TROPICAL STORM KROSA MOVING NORTH AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN
CNMI...
NEW INFORMATION
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND AGRIHAN IS
CANCELLED.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FAR NORTHERN MARIANAS.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND AGRIHAN IS
CANCELLED.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KROSA (12W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1N AND LONGITUDE 145.0E. STORM MOTION
WAS NORTH AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 70 MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
TROPICAL STORM KROSA IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS NORTHERLY COURSE
AND SPEED THROUGH MONDAY, WITH A SLIGHT TURN TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY
NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED AT ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND
AGRIHAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. STRONG MONSOON WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY.
NEXT UPDATE
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT FOR TS KROSA.
..ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND AGRIHAN
..THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. STRONG MONSOON WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
..WIND INFORMATION
TROPICAL STORM KROSA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH, AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN
CNMI AT 12 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE AND
SPEED THROUGH MONDAY. LATEST POSITION SHOWS TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE NO LONGER AFFECTING OR EXPECTED AT ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND
AGRIHAN. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH; HOWEVER, A
STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON PATTERN WILL PROLONG WINDY CONDITIONS OF 20
TO 30 MPH THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL STILL PRODUCE STRONGER GUSTS.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SURF ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 14 FEET INTO MONDAY. RIP CURRENTS DURING
THIS TIME WILL BE STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING. STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
WIND AND WAVE-DRIVEN COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FT WILL BE LIKELY
ALONG WINDWARD SHORES THROUGH MONDAY, ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE. SURF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT, BUT MONSOONAL FLOW
WILL KEEP SURF ELEVATED AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTO TUESDAY ALONG
SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AS A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON
SURGE MOVES IN BEHIND KROSA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.
SLAGLE/KLEESCHULTE
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