[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST TUE MAR 23 2010

...TROPICAL STORM 02W MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST TOWARD YAP AND ULITHI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP...FAIS AND ULITHI
IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE...ARE
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 02W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 9.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT     40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                  50 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FAIS AND
                 120 MILES EAST OF YAP.

02W HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM A DEPRESSION TO A TROPICAL STORM...AND IS
MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
BASED ON SATELLITE DATA THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 02W HAS ALREADY
MADE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO FAIS AND BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO ULITHI WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO
6 HOURS...AND PASS CLOSE TO YAP THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM 02W IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST BETWEEN YAP
AND ULITHI...AND MAINTAIN MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY TODAY.

RESIDENTS OF YAP...ULITHI AND FAIS CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS TS 02W PASSES BY.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH
LATER THIS MORNING. DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN TO YAP THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH ARE OCCURRING OR
EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN HOURS. 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...
DAMAGING NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

...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 TODAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS WILL BRING 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN TO ULITHI AND FAIS
TODAY AND TONIGHT.


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

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MUNDELL




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