[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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PMZ171-202300-

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 AM GUAM LST THU APR 21 2005

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W RECENTLY FORMED EAST OF YAP...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF YAP...
NGULU...ULITHI AND FAIS.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AT 2 AM GUAM LST...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR YAP.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.9 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                     205 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                     280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                     300 MILES EAST OF NGULU

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W IS MOVING WEST AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
AT THIS TIME...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR ULITHI OR FAIS OR
THEIR COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W AS A SLIGHT TURN TO THE NORTH
FROM THE EXPECTED TRACK COULD BRING DAMAGING WINDS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PASSAGE OF 03W WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST THIS AFTERNOON OR
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND DECREASE BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FT ON NORTHEAST...EAST AND SOUTHEAST
FACING EXPOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL INUNDATION IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY.

...YAP...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. RESIDENTS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS TODAY. SECURE
OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN
PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH TO CONTINUE TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT OR
FRIDAY THEN SHIFT TO SOUTH AFTER TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W MAKES ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SATURDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET ON NORTHEAST...EAST AND
SOUTHEAST FACING EXPOSURES TODAY...EXPANDING TO ALL EXPOSURES
TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY.

...NGULU...
AT THIS TIME...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR NGULU OR ITS
COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W AS A SLIGHT TURN TO THE SOUTH
FROM THE EXPECTED TRACK COULD BRING DAMAGING WINDS.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROUGH SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE PASSAGE OF 03W WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL TURN WEST ON
FRIDAY AND DECREASE BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FT ON SOUTHWEST...WEST AND NORTHWEST
FACING EXPOSURES THROUGH SATURDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL INUNDATION
IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 9 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER IF NEEDED. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL
MEDIA OR HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

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STANKO




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