[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST SAT MAY 21 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W PASSING BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU ISLANDS...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FAIS AND ULITHI
ISLANDS IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU AND YAP ISLANDS
IN YAP STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.9 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT
                 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
                 55 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
                130 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI
                185 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FAIS
                230 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL AND
                265 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS DRIFTING WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS CURRENTLY PASSING
BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU ISLANDS IN YAP STATE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO REINTENSIFY AND BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN TONIGHT.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL GUST TO 30
TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANY TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD
BE POSTPONED UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS AND STRONG CURRENTS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 13 FEET
TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY. MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION IS STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT ON SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE WEST OF
FAIS AND ULITHI BUT SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO RETURN TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED.
STAY IN A SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM THE SHORE...PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE UNTIL WINDS
SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY. SMALL BOATS AND CRAFT SHOULD BE SECURED AND
REMAIN IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON YAP
ISLAND AND 35 TO 45 MPH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
NGULU THROUGH TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD START TO
DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING AS 04W MOVES FARTHER WEST-NORTHWEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 14 FEET ON
EXPOSED SHORELINES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY FOR EAST AND SOUTH FACING
EXPOSURES ON YAP AND SOUTH AND WEST FACING EXPOSURES ON NGULU.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AND SURGING SEAS IN COLONIA BAY COULD PRODUCE
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE BAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY...RESULTING IN FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE
AND LOW-LYING AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS
THE CENTER OF 04W PASSES IN BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY.

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

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WILLIAMS/CHAN




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