[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST WED JUN 13 2012

UPDATED BASED ON RECENT INFORMATION FROM FAIS AND ULITHI

...TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL PASSING ULITHI...

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

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.0 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

         35 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FAIS
         25 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
        130 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP AND
        405 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL IS MOVING WEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE ENDING BY EVENING AT FAIS. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE IMMINENT AT ULITHI....AND WILL AFFECT YAP LATE TONIGHT.

...FAIS...

UPDATED

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FAIS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTERS UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS SEAS WILL
REMAIN ROUGH OVERNIGHT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL HAS PASSED FAIS AND IS MOVING AWAY TO THE
WEST. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 10 TO
13 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. INUNDATION OF 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
EXPOSURES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL FLOODING IS LIKELY IN
POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...ULITHI...

UPDATED

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND SEEK SHELTER
INDOORS OR IN A DESIGNATED SHELTER IF NECESSARY. STAY OUT OF THE
WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING AS SEAS WILL BE ROUGH.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING. WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET WILL PRODUCE SURF OF 10 TO
13 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE
AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND REMAIN INDOORS OR PROCEED TO A DESIGNATED
SHELTER IF NECESSARY. ACTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST COASTAL
INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL PASSES NORTH OF THE ISLAND AROUND
MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH
DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 AND 10 FEET WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 12
FEET TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE
ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EXPOSURES TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR YAP
ISLAND FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AT 900 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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