[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST MON JUN 11 2012

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05W FORMS IN WESTERN CHUUK STATE...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN
YAP STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.1 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    105 MILES EAST OF FARAULEP
                 390 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                 450 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
                 550 MILES EAST OF YAP AND
                 350 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TD 05W IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FAIS AND ULITHI SHOULD BE AWARE OF FALLING PALM FRONDS
AND COCONUTS WHEN WIND SPEEDS INCREASE. STAY OUT OF THE WATER WHEN
THE SURF STARTS TO INCREASE AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG AND LIFE
THREATENING. BE READY TO PROTECT AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION
AND HEAVY RAIN. MAKE SURE THAT ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING
WATER ARE STORED AND AVAILABLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL ON SMALL BOATS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH A DAY OR SO BEFORE STORM PASSAGE AND A FEW DAYS AFTER STORM
PASSAGE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 05W IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL
PASS TO THE NORTH OF FAIS AND ULITHI AS THE CENTER PASSES TO THE
NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING HEAVY SHOWERS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SURF WILL BE AS HIGH AS 11 TO 14 FEET
BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE ON
WESTERN AND NORTHERN EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE VERY STRONG AND
LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...FARAULEP...
WHILE FARAULEP IS NOT IN A TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR
WARNING...RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT
AS TD 05W PASSES NEAR THE ISLAND. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SURF WILL BE 10 TO 12 FEET AND COULD
CAUSE SOME COASTAL INUNDATION. INUNDATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 2
FEET.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST TONIGHT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

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