[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST SAT DEC 1 2012

...STRONG TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) MAINTAINING INTENSITY AND WEST-
NORTHWEST MOTION TOWARD KOROR...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN KOROR AND NEARBY ISLANDS INCLUDING ANGAUR...PELELIU...
BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL AND SONSOROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND FOR
NGULU ATOLL IN YAP STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

THE TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TYPHOON WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING WINDS
GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW.

A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING SUSTAINED
WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 5.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.7 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 305 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
              345 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
              455 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU AND KAYANGEL
              585 MILES EAST OF SONSOROL.

TYPHOON BOPHA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED IN THIS MOVEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE 130 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST. THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES BOPHA SOUTH OF NGULU AND ACROSS
THE ISLANDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO
ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH. THESE AREAS ARE AT GREAT RISK FOR DAMAGING
WINDS. THE TYPHOON COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS AS HIGH AS 150 MPH PRIOR TO REACHING THESE ISLANDS.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS FOR LOCATIONS
FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH. THE LAST MAJOR
TYPHOON TO HIT PALAU WAS SUPER TYPHOON MIKE IN 1990. DO NOT
UNDERESTIMATE THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF TYPHOON-STRENGTH WINDS.
KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PREPARE A
SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS IN ADDITION TO
HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE STORM.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
SUNDAY EVENING...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATER SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT THE EXACT WIND
SPEED AND DIRECTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG COASTAL SHORES TONIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 12 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION
OF 10 TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER FOR LOCATIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY HIT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL LIKELY. FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

...NGULU...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND
COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD INCREASES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
SHORES TONIGHT. SURF WILL INCREASE TO 11 TO 15 FEET ON SUNDAY AND
COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD INCREASES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LIKELY.

...SONSOROL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AFTER EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY IN SHOWERS. DAMAGING WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY AND COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA TAKES A
MORE WESTWARD TRACK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT THE EXACT WIND
SPEED AND DIRECTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN AND NORTHERN
SHORES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SURF COULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 FEET
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AND MAY CAUSE 1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION.
SURF COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE WESTWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...DEPENDING UPON THE MOTION
OF THE TYPHOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TYPHOON BOPHA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 300 AM CHST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

AYDLETT




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