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WTPQ81 PGUM 301114
HLSPQ1
PMZ161-171-301700-
TYPHOON NANMADOL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
9 PM GUAM LST TUE NOV 30 2004

...TYPHOON NANMADOL RACING AWAY FROM YAP...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
ULITHI...FAIS...YAP AND NGULU IN YAP STATE FSM AND KOROR AND
KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR FAIS WAS CANCELED AT 8 PM GUAM LST.

THE TYPHOON WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR KAYANGEL AND KOROR
WERE BOTH CANCELED AT 8 PM GUAM LST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP...ULITHI AND NGULU.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NANMADOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 185 MILES WEST OF FAIS
                    125 MILES WEST OF ULITHI
                     30 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP
                    105 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
                    240 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
                    290 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOROR

TYPHOON NANMADOL IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 28 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A
SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 85 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH. TYPHOON
NANMADOL IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES FROM THE CENTER
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES.


...YAP...
YAP REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1. TYPHOON NANMADOL
HAS ALREADY PASSED YAP...BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN IN THEIR
SHELTERS UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WILL GUST TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTH AND SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT WILL SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 12 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL SUBSIDE
OVERNIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.


...ULITHI...
ULITHI REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1. RESIDENTS SHOULD
REMAIN IN THEIR SHELTERS UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER MANAGEMENT
OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WILL SUBSIDE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.


...FAIS...
THE CONDITION OF READINESS FOR FAIS IS UNKNOWN. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.


...NGULU...
NGULU REMAINS IN TYPHOON CONDITION OF READINESS 1. RESIDENTS SHOULD
REMAIN IN THEIR SHELTERS UNTIL DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP DISASTER MANAGEMENT
OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS AT 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND SUBSIDE TO 20
TO 30 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT GUAM LST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.


...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
FOR SURF INFORMATION SEE THE LATEST MICRONESIAN HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...FZPQ70 PGUM...AND THE MICRONESIAN COASTAL ZONE
FORECAST...FZPQ50 PGUM.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 AM GUAM LST WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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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MIDDLEBROOKE




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