[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SUN DEC 2 2012

...SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) NOW MOVING AWAY FROM THE REPUBLIC OF
PALAU...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE EYE OF SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 133.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  33 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PELELIU
               22 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANGAUR
               60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KOROR
              115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAYANGEL
              145 MILES NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL AND
              350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP.

SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 16 MPH WITH A
SLIGHT WOBBLE BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION FOR
THE REST OF TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 155 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE GENERALLY TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME WOBBLING MOTION POSSIBLE. THE FORECAST
TRACK TAKES BOPHA FURTHER WEST OF PALAU. THE AREA FROM ANGAUR TO
BABELDAOB REMAINS AT RISK FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND WAVES FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS. THE TYPHOON IS A HIGH-END CATEGORY 4 SUPER TYPHOON
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 155 MPH. WIND GUSTS CAN BE AS HIGH
AS 190 MPH.

...KOROR FROM ANGAUR TO NORTHERN BABELDAOB...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN SHELTERED IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE AT LEAST 25 FEET ABOVE SEA
LEVEL. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST
SUNRISE FOR LOCATIONS FROM NORTHERN BABELDAOB IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR
IN THE SOUTH. IF YOU MUST LEAVE THE SHELTER...BE AWARE OF THAT
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND DEBRIS IS LIKELY. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
KOROR AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF PALAU REMAIN IN CONDITION OF
READINESS ONE (COR 1) AS OF 100 AM PALAU TIME (16 UTC).

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH
SHIFTING FROM THE EAST TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BEGINNING TO DECREASE
ACROSS BABELDAOB. THE HIGHEST WINDS REMAIN ACROSS ANGAUR AND PELELIU
AT 70 TO 90 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 120 MPH. TERRAIN EFFECTS IN THE ROCK
ISLANDS AND ON BABELDAOB CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN WIND
SPEED AND DIRECTION AT SOME LOCATIONS. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BELOW
DAMAGING LEVELS BEFORE NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 18 TO 22 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
ALONG COASTAL SHORES WITH UP TO 25 FEET POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
INUNDATION COULD EXCEED 20 FEET AT ANGAUR. DUE TO THE MORE SOUTHERN
TRACK OF BOPHA...EXPECT SOMEWHAT LOWER INUNDATION OF 8 TO 10 FEET AT
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES OF KOROR AND 4 TO 6 FEET ON
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN EXPOSURES OF BABELDAOB.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS A POSSIBILITY WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE STILL
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK HAS
DECREASED THE POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES AS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL
BE CONCENTRATED OVER ANGAUR AND PELELIU.

...KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN SHELTERED IN A CONCRETE STRUCTURE IF POSSIBLE AWAY FROM
EASTERN COASTAL EXPOSURES. SOME INUNDATION AND ISLAND OVERWASH IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST SUNRISE. IF YOU MUST LEAVE THE
SHELTER...BE AWARE OF THAT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND DEBRIS IS LIKELY.
STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACK REDUCED
THE LEVEL OF WIND DAMAGE AND STORM SURGE AT KAYANGEL. DO NOT
UNDERESTIMATE THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF NEAR TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH WINDS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
POWER WILL LIKELY BE OUT FOR SOME TIME. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT
ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. KOROR AND
SURROUNDING AREAS OF PALAU INCLUDING KAYANGEL REMAIN IN CONDITION OF
READINESS ONE (COR 1) AS OF 100 AM PALAU TIME (16 UTC).

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AT KAYANGEL DUE TO THE
MORE SOUTHERN TRACK OF BOPHA...BUT TYPHOON FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS OVER KAYANGEL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS
BY SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 14 TO 18 FEET OR HIGHER IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL
SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS MAY CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION OF
4 TO 6 FEET ON EASTERN EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
TODAY.

...SONSOROL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SEEK SHELTER
IN A SUITABLE STRUCTURE ABLE TO WITHSTAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS
COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK. WINDS
AT SONSOROL WILL TURN FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST
ON LATER TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SHORES BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE 1
TO 3 FEET OF COASTAL INUNDATION. SURF COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA
CONTINUES ITS WESTWARD TRACK OR THE WIND FIELD EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS MORNING. RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE MONDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE
ON TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FOR SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 900 AM CHST MONDAY MORNING...
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

KLEESCHULTE




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