[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST TUE JUN 12 2012

...TROPICAL STORM 05W HAS BEEN NAMED GUCHOL...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN
YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.7 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

        155 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP
        150 MILES EAST OF FAIS
        210 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
        315 MILES EAST OF YAP AND
        280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL HAS RECENTLY BEEN MOVING WESTWARD AT 7 MPH AND
IS EXPECTED TO TURN SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 12
TO 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT FROM THE CENTER UP TO 25 MILES.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FAIS AND ULITHI SHOULD COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WEATHER ON FAIS AND
ULITHI WILL DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF THIS
SYSTEM ARRIVE. RESIDENTS ON THESE ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD
AND DRINKING WATER ALREADY STORED AND AVAILABLE IN A SHELTER LOCATED
AWAY FROM THE SHORE. THE SHELTER SHOULD BE STURDY AND CAPABLE OF
WITHSTANDING STRONG WINDS. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT
PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
BE AWARE THAT FALLING PALM FRONDS AND COCONUTS CAUSED BY STRONG
WINDS ARE DANGEROUS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER BECAUSE SURF IS EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH AND DANGEROUS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL WILL MOVE CLOSER TO FAIS AND ULITHI OVERNIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE CENTER OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS
JUST TO THE NORTH OF FAIS WEDNESDAY AROUND NOON AND NORTH OF ULITHI
DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
THIS EVENING COULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
DAMAGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
IN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET COULD BUILD TO 6 AND 9 FEET TONIGHT AND
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. SURF COULD BUILD TO
10 TO 13 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN
AND NORTHERN EXPOSURES TONIGHT...AND ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
VERY STRONG AND LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE
AND LOW-LYING AREAS. ALSO...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL COULD OCCUR AFTER
THIS SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY.

...YAP...
YAP ISLAND REMAINS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. RESIDENTS OF YAP
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL AND
KEEP INFORMED WITH THE LATEST STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE YAP...OR THE YAP DISASTER
COORDINATION OFFICE. RESIDENTS ON YAP ISLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS GUCHOL PASSES NORTH OF THE ISLAND.
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR YAP ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WEATHER AND SEAS SETTLE DOWN. SURF COULD
BUILD TO BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND
THIS MAY CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 300 AM CHST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

SIMPSON




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