[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON NIDA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST WED NOV 25 2009

...A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP...
...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON FARAULEP...ULITHI AND FAIS AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT
TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP. A TYPHOON WARNING
MEANS TYPHOON FORCE WINDS 74 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING...OR EXPECTED
TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI. A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON NIDA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 9.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.7 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    45 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FARAULEP
                135 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI
                295 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
                350 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
                285 MILES EAST OF FAIS AND
                450 MILES EAST OF YAP.

TYPHOON NIDA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT AROUND 7 MPH. NIDA IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON NIDA IS INTENSIFYING JUST TO NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE ISLAND
OF FARAULEP. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH COASTAL INUNDATION DUE
TO STORM SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED ON FARAULEP AS THE TYPHOON REMAINS
NEAR THIS MORNING. IF THE TYPHOON CONTINUES ON THE PREDICTED PATH IT
WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF ULITHI AND FAIS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH
UNCERTAINTY IS IN THE TRACK FORECAST THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
COULD STILL TOUCH THESE TWO ISLANDS ALSO.

...FARAULEP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER AWAY FROM BOTH THE OCEAN AND LAGOON. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM PASSES AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WHILE TYPHOON NIDA MOVES
WEST-NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND TURN SOUTHWEST AS
THE TYPHOON MOVES AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT OFFSHORE SEAS IN EXCESS OF 15 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS AROUND
14 TO 18 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 6
HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
RUSHED TO COMPLETION. THE ONSET OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A
TIN-ROOF HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AWAY FROM BOTH THE OCEAN AND LAGOON. TAKE ALL NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE SMALL CRAFT. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER THE STORM PASSES AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING CLOSEST POINT OF
APPROACH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IF THE STORM DOES
MOVE FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED THEN THESE WINDS COULD BE HIGHER.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT OFFSHORE SEAS IN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS
AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 9 AM CHST WEDNESDAY.

$$

LEE







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