[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL MOVING AWAY FROM YAP STATE...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FAIS...ULITHI AND YAP IN YAP STATE
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.0 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

         85 MILES NORTHEAST OF YAP
         55 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI
        110 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FAIS AND
        440 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. GUCHOL IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HEADING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ENDED ON FAIS AND ULITHI. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED ON YAP.

...FAIS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL IS MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM FAIS TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH BY DAWN TOMORROW MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING SHORES THIS EVENING. SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE TO
BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY TOMORROW MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

...ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL IS MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM ULITHI TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO
AROUND 20 MPH BY DAWN TOMORROW MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH FACING SHORES THIS EVENING. SURF SHOULD
SUBSIDE TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY TOMORROW MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL WILL BE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF YAP DURING THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT
TO SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY DAWN TOMORROW
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
ARE EXPECTED ON WEST FACING SHORES THIS EVENING. SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE
BY TOMORROW MORNING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS
AND AFFECT BOTH SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL.

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MCELROY




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