[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 300513
HLSPQ3
PMZ171-300800-
TROPICAL STORM PARMA (19W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST WED SEP 30 2009

...TYPHOON PARMA (19W) CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...

...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YAP AND NGULU AS
OF 2 PM CHST AND THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
KOROR AND KAYANGEL AS OF 2 PM CHST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED AT YAP...NGULU...KOROR OR KAYANGEL. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 35 MPH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON PARMA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 9.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 136.4 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  115 MILES WEST OF YAP
               110 MILES NORTHWEST OF NGULU
               200 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOROR AND
               145 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL.

TYPHOON PARMA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. IT CONTINUES TO MOVE
AWAY FROM NGULU. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON PARMA (19W) WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES FARTHER
AWAY FROM YAP STATE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER AS TYPHOON PARMA
MOVES FARTHER INTO THE PHILIPPINE SEA.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHILE DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...WINDS WILL STILL BE
GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND SURF WILL BE
DANGEROUSLY HIGH ALONG WINDWARD COASTS. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE VERY
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST
TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SWELL GENERATED BY PARMA WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH SURF AROUND THE ISLANDS OF PALAU AND YAP STATE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
NO STORM SURGE OR SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HIGH
SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IS
EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONSOON WINDS FEEDING
INTO PARMA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR TYPHOON PARMA.

$$

GUARD/WILLIAMS





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