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WTPQ81 PGUM 302305
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PMZ161-171-010500-
TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006

...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR PASSING SOUTHWEST OF NGULU...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF YAP
STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU...AND FOR YAP IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS
ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
137.0 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NGULU
              140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
              160 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
              180 MILES EAST OF KOROR
              230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI
              370 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL.

TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

...NGULU...
BE PREPARED FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED
BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE THIS
MORNING AND SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR
50 MPH IN HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG ALL REEFS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY.

...YAP...
RESIDENTS OF YAP SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TONIGHT.
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF
TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN
EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON YAP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS
NEAR 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY
THROUGH MONDAY.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...
RESIDENTS OF KOROR...KAYANGEL AND NEARBY ISLANDS SHOULD PREPARE FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT OR SUNDAY.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS
THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE WESTWARD
TRACK THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
POSSIBLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS
NEAR 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY
THROUGH MONDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE MUDSLIDES ON KOROR
AND BABELDAOB.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM GUAM LST.

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MIDDLEBROOKE




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