[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...

.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 REMAINS 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 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 138.3 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
                     220 MILES SOUTH OF YAP AND
                     275 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR AND KAYANGEL.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 27W IS
MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 MPH. THIS TRACK WILL BRING THE
CENTER OF 27W VERY CLOSE TO KOROR ON THURSDAY MORNING.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN
COMPLETED. DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SHOWER TONIGHT.
REMAIN IN SUITABLE SHELTER AGAINST DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. AN
ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND DRINKING WATER SHOULD REMAIN AVAILABLE
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. WATER CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED AND STAY IN
PORT. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
UNTIL AROUND DAWN...PRIMARILY IN SHOWERS...AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM 27W PASSES TO THE SOUTH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND THEN SUBSIDE TO BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS AROUND
DAWN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
PRIMARILY THIS EVENING...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BY DAWN ON THURSDAY.
AUTOMOBILES AND GENERATORS SHOULD ALREADY BE FUELED. STAY IN
SUITABLE SHELTER AGAINST DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. AN ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF FOOD AND DRINKING WATER SHOULD REMAIN AVAILABLE UNTIL
WINDS SUBSIDE. WATER CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED AND STAY IN PORT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL ON SMALL CRAFT UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL
INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR SUNRISE
TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON...THEN
SUBSIDE TO BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS BY THURSDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THURSDAY. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

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

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THURSDAY MORNING AT 3 AM CHST.

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MCELROY




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