[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 022247
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST MON DEC 3 2012

...TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) WEAKENING AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM 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 WARNINGS FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU
WERE CANCELLED AT 8 AM CHST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING
WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE IN PROGRESS AT SONSOROL.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE EYE OF TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 6.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 132.4 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  90 MILES NORTH OF SONSOROL
              120 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ANGAUR
              130 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PELELIU
              145 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KOROR AND
              190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KAYANGEL.

TYPHOON BOPHA IS MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO 130 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON BOPHA WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED AT KOROR AND KAYANGEL. DAMAGING WINDS AT
SONSOROL ARE EXPECTED TO END LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT AS YOU LEAVE SHELTER BE AWARE THAT YOU
WILL ENCOUNTER DAMAGE AND DEBRIS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ROUGH
SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...SLOWLY
SUBSIDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FT TODAY...FALLING TO 8 TO 10 FEET
TONIGHT. NO FURTHER STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THE SURF...REFER TO HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WHPQ40 PGUM.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY.

...KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT AS YOU LEAVE SHELTER BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY
ENCOUNTER DAMAGE AND DEBRIS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ROUGH
SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING...SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FT TODAY...FALLING TO 8 TO 10 FEET
TONIGHT. NO FURTHER STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY.

...SONSOROL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. REMAIN IN SHELTER
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY NOON...AND
TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 16 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
SHORES THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO 14 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON...AND 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET IS LIKELY THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN A FOOT THIS
AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FOR TYPHOON BOPHA WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 300 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER
IF NECESSARY.

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MIDDLEBROOKE





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