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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST FRI MAY 20 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W HAS DEVELOPED SOUTHEAST OF YAP...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU ISLANDS IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU ISLANDS IN
YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.7 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
            130 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
            180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
            260 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
            285 MILES EAST OF NGULU
            505 MILES EAST OF KOROR...AND
            195 MILES WEST OF FARAULEP.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL
STORM ON SATURDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWEST...WITH THE
CENTER PASSING VERY CLOSE TO YAP ISLAND IN YAP STATE ON SUNDAY
MORNING.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. STAY IN A SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...AND MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE UNTIL WINDS
SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
NOON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AFTER THE CENTER OF 04W PASSING SOUTH OF BOTH ISLANDS. WINDS WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ON
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IF YAP IS PLACED INTO A WARNING ON SATURDAY. MAKE SURE
THERE IS A SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORE AGAINST DAMAGING WIND
AND HEAVY RAIN...AND THAT ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON YAP ISLAND BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 55 TO 65 MPH BY SUNDAY
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF 04W PASSES VERY CLOSE TO YAP ISLAND.
DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD START TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE
SYSTEM PULLS FARTHER NORTHWEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY
ON YAP ON ALL EXPOSURES. SOUTHEAST WINDS IN COLONIA BAY COULD
PRODUCE INUNDATION TO 5 FEET IN THE BAY.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IF NGULU IS PLACED INTO A WARNING ON SATURDAY. MAKE SURE
THERE IS A SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORE AGAINST DAMAGING WIND
AND HEAVY RAIN...AND THAT ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER ARE
AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NGULU COULD EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING. SINCE NGULU IS FARTHER AWAY
FROM THE CENTER OF 04W...DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
STRONG AS ON YAP.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE ON EAST
AND WEST EXPOSURES IS POSSIBLE.

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

$$

CHAN/GUARD




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