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WTPQ81 PGUM 081651
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PMZ171-082300-
YAP-
TROPICAL STORM 04W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM GUAM LST MON JUL 9 2007

...TROPICAL STORM 04W ALMOST RIGHT OVER FARAULEP...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR WOLEAI IS CANCELED AS OF 2 AM GUAM LST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP STATE.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION..
AT 1 AM GUAM LST..1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 04W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
                     90 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI
                    305 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                    370 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                    465 MILES EAST OF YAP
                    500 MILES EAST OF NGULU
                    350 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM 04W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR FARAULEP...
REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL TROPICAL STORM 04W HAS PASSED. SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN SAFE HAVEN. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WAVES AND SURF
HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM 04W WILL REMAIN VERY CLOSE TO FARAULEP FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT FEW HOURS. EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE. WINDS WILL THEN SUBSIDE GRADUALLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
STORM SURGE AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED AS
TROPICAL STORM 04W PASSES. THE WORST INUNDATION WILL BE DURING HIGH
TIDES AND ON WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURES. SURF OF 10 TO 12
FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
DECREASE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4 MORE INCHES MAY PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING TODAY.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR WOLEAI...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR WOLEAI. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNTIL SURF AND WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
TODAY TROPICAL STORM 04W CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BE 7 TO 9 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES THROUGH TONIGHT. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A
DRY SLOT CURRENTLY OVER WOLEAI WILL MEAN LITTLE RAIN THIS MORNING.

...PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS FOR FAIS AND ULITHI...
BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF
74 MPH OR MORE THIS EVENING. CHECK THE CONTENTS OF YOUR DISASTER
SUPPLIES KIT. CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM 04W.
MOVE SMALL BOATS TO SAFE HAVEN.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...AND
MAY RISE TO TYPHOON FORCE TONIGHT.

...COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION...
STORM SURGE AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 FEET OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE AS
TROPICAL STORM 04W PASSES. SURF MAY EXCEED 12 FEET ON ALL EXPOSURES
WITH DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES MAY PRODUCE LOCAL FLOODING TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 AM GUAM LST. CLOSELY
MONITOR LOCAL MEDIA OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM WEATHER AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

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STANKO




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