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WTPQ81 PGUM 010433
HLSPQ1
PMZ161-171-011100-
TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
230 PM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006

...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR AT ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO YAP...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL WAS CANCELLED AT
2 PM GUAM LST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.7 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  55 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
               40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP
              255 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR
              140 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI.

TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR IS MOVING NORTH AT 8 MPH...AND IS PASSING
JUST WEST OF YAP. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 MPH.

...YAP...
REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE DAMAGING WINDS SUBSIDE. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WILL GUST TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG ALL REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...NGULU...
REMAIN IN SHELTER AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH
OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT 9 TO 12 FEET ALONG ALL REEFS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. NEVERTHELESS...
INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN SHOWERS
THROUGH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS. FOR MORE DETAILS...SEE THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNDER WMO HEADER WHPQ40 PGUM.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM GUAM LST.

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MIDDLEBROOKE




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