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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST MON MAR 22 2010

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT AS OF 8 PM CHST FOR FAIS AND
ULITHI IN YAP STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE AND
KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE...ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.1 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                 210 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                 290 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                 315 MILES EAST OF NGULU AND
                 505 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
CLOSER TO YAP...AND SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS OF YAP...NGULU...ULITHI...AND FAIS CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W PASSES BY. AT KAYANGEL...GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...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 AND TUESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING ON TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

...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 AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

...NGULU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
BEGINNING AROUND MID MORNING ON 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 NORTH
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 02W MAKES ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF 02W MOVES SOUTH OF ITS EXPECTED TRACK. WINDS
SHOULD SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT.

...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 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO NGULU THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON 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 OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

...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 AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

...KAYANGEL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. 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 NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO KAYANGEL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 AM CHST TUESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF REQUIRED.

$$

MCELROY





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