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WTPQ81 PGUM 291634
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PMZ161-171-292300-
TROPICAL STORM NANMADOL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 AM GUAM LST TUE NOV 30 2004

...TYPHOON NANMADOL NEAR WOLEAI AND INTENSIFYING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
SATAWAL...WOLEAI...FARAULEP...ULITHI...FAIS...YAP AND NGULU IN YAP
STATE FSM AND FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF DAMAGING
WINDS. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
YAP...FAIS...ULITHI... NGULU...WOLEAI AND FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.

A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC
OF PALAU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL IN YAP STATE
FSM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NANMADOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 225 MILES WEST OF SATAWAL
                    105 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP
                     10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLEAI
                    280 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                    340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                    420 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                    435 MILES EAST OF NGULU

TYPHOON NANMADOL IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH. TYPHOON
NANMADOL IS MAKING ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO WOLEAI AND
FARAULEP EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 90 MPH.

...SATAWAL AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS INCLUDING ELATO AND LEMOTREK...
NANMADOL PASSED SOUTH OF SATAWAL YESTERDAY...AND IS
MOVING AWAY. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS OF SATAWAL AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS
SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER OVERNIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY
THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY
LATE MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE 12 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3
FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.


...WOLEAI AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS INCLUDING IFALUK...
RESIDENTS OF WOLEAI AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN IN
SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON NANMADOL PASSED NEAR WOLEAI AND ITS NEIGHBORING ISLANDS
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4
FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ON COASTAL AREAS. BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL
FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.


...FARAULEP...
RESIDENTS OF FARAULEP AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN IN
SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON NANMADOL PASSED SOUTH OF FARAULEP EARLY THIS MORNING.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING. INUNDATION OF AROUND 2
TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE
LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.


...YAP...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. MOVE
SMALL CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING
AND INCREASE TO 80 TO 90 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT TO 3 AM WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SOON THEREAFTER...THEY WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 80 TO 90
MPH...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY. IF EYE
PASSAGE OCCURS...DO NOT LEAVE SHELTERS AS TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS WILL
RETURN RAPIDLY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET
LATE TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED.
SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.


...ULITHI AND FAIS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. MOVE
SMALL CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE TO 65 TO 70 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME EAST THEN
SOUTHEAST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK COULD BRING TYPHOON
CONDITIONS TO FAIS AND ULITHI.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET
THIS EVENING. INUNDATION OF AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED.
SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.


...NGULU...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. MOVE
SMALL CRAFT TO SAFE HAVEN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT
AND INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
BECOME WEST THEN SOUTHWEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH...FALLING TO 25 TO 35
MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRACK COULD BRING
TYPHOON CONDITIONS TO NGULU.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 11 TO 14 FEET
TUESDAY NIGHT. INUNDATION OF AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED.
BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.


...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

WHILE THE CURRENT TRACK OF TYPHOON NANMADOL IS NORTH OF PALAU AND
KAYANGEL RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY. STAY TUNED TO THE YAP WEATHER OFFICE AND
THE YAP LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS...OR VISIT
THE GUAM WEATHER OFFICE WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM (ALL
LOWER CASE).

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ZIOBRO




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