[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 261655
HLSPQ1
PMZ171-262300-
TROPICAL STORM DURIAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
3 AM GUAM LST MON NOV 27 2006

...TROPICAL STORM DURIAN NEARING CLOSEST APPROACH TO FAIS...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP...ULITHI AND FAIS
IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DURIAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  60 MILES NORTHEAST OF FAIS
                    110 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ULITHI
                    220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP.

TROPICAL STORM DURIAN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 MPH.

...YAP...
REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND CHECK EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
OF FOOD AND WATER. SECURE OUTSIDE FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS
ON YOUR PROPERTY. MOVE SMALL BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN
IN PORT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM DURIAN IS EXPECTED TO REACH ITS CLOSEST APPROACH
ABOUT 105 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP AROUND 2 PM GUAM LST.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT YAP IF DURIAN FOLLOWS A
MORE WESTWARD TRACK. EXPECT NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE...THEN BECOMING
WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AROUND NOON. WINDS SHOULD
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 8 TO 10 FEET...AND CONTINUE AT HAZARDOUS
LEVELS INTO TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
ALL PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. REMAIN IN
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE LATER THIS MORNING. SMALL BOATS SHOULD
STAY IN SAFE HAVEN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM DURIAN IS NEAR ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO FAIS...ABOUT
55 MILES NORTH OF THE ISLAND. DURIAN SHOULD PASS 50 MILES NORTH OF
ULITHI AROUND 8 AM GUAM LST. A BRIEF PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS DURIAN PASSES. NORTHWEST WINDS AT
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY RISE BRIEFLY TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 4 AM GUAM LST AT FAIS AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND
8 AM ON ULITHI. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO 12 FEET...AND CONTINUE AT HAZARDOUS
LEVELS INTO TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM GUAM LST OR SOONER
IF NEEDED.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE




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