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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1230 PM CHST MON MAR 22 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR YAP...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR ULITHI AND FAIS...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON YAP...NGULU...ULITHI AND FAIS IN YAP STATE...AND
KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AS WELL AS SURROUNDING WATERS
OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR YAP. A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ULITHI AND FAIS IN YAP STATE AND FOR
KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR NGULU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40
MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CHST...0000Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 02W WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.2 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 142.2 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    310 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                 325 MILES EAST OF NGULU
                 245 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                 515 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS SLOWLY INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO
YAP. RESIDENTS OF YAP...NGULU...ULITHI...AND FAIS CAN EXPECT PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W PASSES BY. AT KAYANGEL...
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT.

...YAP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...EXPECTED BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS SURF ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS
02W PASSES BY. SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO SMALL CRAFT. ALL
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
TONIGHT. DAMAGING EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD
BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS AROUND 12 TO 13 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS 13 TO 16 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO YAP THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

...NGULU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAIN AND HAZARDOUS SURF ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS
02W PASSES BY. SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. ALL
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME NORTH
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 02W MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF 02W MOVES SOUTH OF ITS EXPECTED TRACK. WINDS
SHOULD SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS AROUND 12 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS 12 TO 15 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT
ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN TO NGULU THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND HAZARDOUS SURF ARE ALSO
EXPECTED AS 02W PASSES BY. SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT. ALL INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME EAST
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 02W MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF 02W MOVES NORTH OF ITS
EXPECTED TRACK. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS AROUND 12 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS 12 TO 15 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT
ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN TO ULITHI AND FAIS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...KAYANGEL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND HAZARDOUS SURF ARE ALSO
EXPECTED AS 02W PASSES BY. SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL
CRAFT. ALL INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY EVENING. HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF 02W MOVES SOUTH OF ITS
EXPECTED TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS AROUND 10 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS 10 TO 13 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT
ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN TO KAYANGEL THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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