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WTPQ81 PGUM 292308
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PMZ161-171-300500-
TROPICAL STORM NANMADOL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 AM GUAM LST TUE NOV 30 2004

...TYPHOON NANMADOL HEADING TOWARDS YAP 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.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR SATAWAL AS OF 8
AM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NANMADOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 110 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF WOLEAI
                    155 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP
                    180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                    325 MILES WEST OF SATAWAL
                    235 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                    315 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                    335 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
                    525 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
                    550 MILES EAST OF KOROR

TYPHOON NANMADOL IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH.

NANMADOL IS A CATEGORY 1 TYPHOON AT THIS TIME AND IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON BEFORE PASSING OVER OR NEAR YAP LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


...SATAWAL AND NEIGHBORING ISLANDS INCLUDING ELATO AND LEMOTREK...
NANMADOL CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM SATAWAL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL INUNDATION IS
EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.


...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 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO
25 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE EASTERLY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING SHOULD DECREASE TO 9 TO
12 FEET BY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ON COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING. BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL
FLOODING ARE LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.


...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 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO
20 TO 25 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THIS MORNING SHOULD DECREASE TO 9 TO
12 FEET BY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INUNDATION OF AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE
LIKELY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 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.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL BEGIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND INCREASE TO 90 TO 110 MPH BETWEEN
9 PM AND MIDNIGHT AS THE EYE PASSES OVER OR NEAR YAP. SOON
THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 80 TO 100 MPH...THEN SLOWLY
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY. IF EYE PASSAGE
OCCURS...DO NOT LEAVE SHELTERS AS EYE DURATION WILL BE SHORT AND
TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS WILL RETURN RAPIDLY. THIS WILL BE A STRONG
CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON SIMILAR TO TYPHOON SUDAL. PLAN FOR TYPHOON
CATEGORY 3 CONDITIONS AND DAMAGE.

...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 6 TO 8 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.
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 50 TO 60 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 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY.


...NGULU...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TYPHOON FORCE WINDS. SECURE OUTSIDE
FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT.
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 LATE TONIGHT AND 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
WEDNESDAY. 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 TODAY 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. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE
ISSUED FOR KAYANGEL AND KOROR LATER TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM TODAY. 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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