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WTPQ83 PGUM 292332
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PMZ171-292300-
TROPICAL STORM PARMA (19W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TROPICAL STORM PARMA (19W) MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS YAP STATE...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KAYANGEL AND KOROR.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PARMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.3 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT   95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP
                15 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NGULU
               210 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR AND
               180 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL.

TROPICAL STORM PARMA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. IT IS MOVING AWAY
FROM NGULU...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PARMA (19W) WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS
ACROSS YAP STATE...AWAY FROM NGULU. RESIDENTS IN YAP STATE AND THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU SHOULD STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE
FOR YAP AND NGULU AS CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DETERIORATED. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE SECURED AND REMAIN IN PORT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

&&

...YAP AND NGULU...
YAP AND NGULU REMAIN UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. TROPICAL
STORM PARMA (19W) HAS TRACKED MORE NORTHWESTWARD THIS MORNING.
THE WORST TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT NGULU SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY TODAY. AS PARMA MOVES NORTHWEST...YAP ISLAND
WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MOST OF THE DAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
FOR NGULU...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
75 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
WEAKEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THE EVENING.

FOR YAP...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST TURNING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER NOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 14 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED FOR YAP
CAUSING INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET AT HIGH TIDE ON WINDWARD COASTS
INCLUDING COLONIA HARBOR AND BAY AREA.

FOR NGULU...SURF HEIGHTS OF 14 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER NOON TO 12 TO 14 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION AND OVERWASH OF 3 TO 4 FEET AT HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ON
WINDWARD COASTS...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR NGULU IS ANTICIPATED
TODAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR YAP.

&&

...KAYANGEL AND KOROR...
KAYANGEL AND KOROR REMAIN UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. TROPICAL
STORM PARMA (19W) CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST THIS MORNING.
IF PARMA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL
LIKELY BE CANCELLED LATER TODAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
FOR KOROR...SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.

FOR KAYANGEL...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 11 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED. A STORM
SURGE OF 1 FEET OR LESS ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ON WINDWARD COASTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED TODAY.

&&

MONITOR OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR STORM INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE YAP
AND PALAU EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

$$

GUARD/WILLIAMS





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