[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST WED DEC 14 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND NGULU
IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NGULU IN YAP STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 5.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.98 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  275 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                     235 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
                     385 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL AND
                     390 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS
MOVING WESTWARD AT 13 MPH. THIS TRACK WILL BRING THE CENTER OF 27W
VERY CLOSE TO KOROR THURSDAY MORNING.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF
POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS...PRIMARY IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTS...LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FINALIZE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND
RECHECK BASIC SUPPLIES. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL ON SMALL
CRAFT UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...PRIMARILY IN SHOWERS...AS THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W PASSES TO THE SOUTH. WINDS AND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF DAMAGING WINDS...THE ONSET OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THIS IS A
GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RESTOCK BASIC
SUPPLIES. CHECK THE BATTERIES IN RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS. STOCK UP ON
DRINKING WATER AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD. ENSURE YOU HAVE A MANUAL
CAN OPENER. HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS PER PERSON.
GATHER MEDICINES...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES. CHECK FUEL
LEVELS ON AUTOMOBILES AND GENERATORS. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL ON SMALL CRAFT UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM
THE NORTHEAST...TURNING TO THE EAST...NEAR SUNRISE TOMORROW AND
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO SUBSIDE BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS BY THURSDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THURSDAY. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
EXPECTED. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 9 PM CHST.

$$

EDSON/ZIOBRO





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