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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST MON NOV 26 2012

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W IS SLOWLY MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN NUKUORO ATOLL AND SAPWUAFIK /NGATIK/ ATOLL IN POHNPEI
STATE...AND LUKUNOR AND ITS SURROUNDING ATOLLS...LOSAP...CHUUK
LAGOON ISLANDS AND PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NUKUORO IN POHNPEI
STATE AND LUKUNOR IN CHUUK STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND FOR CHUUK LAGOON ISLANDS IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS WHILE
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 4.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 155.7 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  70 MILES NORTHEAST OF NUKUORO
              145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAPWUAFIK /NGATIK/
              135 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR
              235 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POHNPEI
              260 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOSAP
              330 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8
MPH. THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W IS
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE
RANGE OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE CENTER OF TD 26W DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS TD 26W MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST. VERY HIGH
TIDES DUE TO THE FULL MOON WILL ADD TO ANY INUNDATION PROBLEMS IN
THE COMING DAYS AS 26W INTENSIFIES.

...NUKUORO...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE
ATTEMPTED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SETTLED DOWN. REMAIN IN SHELTER
OVERNIGHT OR UNTIL WINDS HAVE SETTLED DOWN. KEEP INFORMED ON THE
LATEST BULLETINS FROM POHNPEI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN HEAVIER SHOWERS
TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SUBSIDE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER
TUESDAY EVENING AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
WAVES GENERATED BY TD 26W WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET AND WILL CAUSE
SURF TO BUILD ALONG WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SHORES. INUNDATION OF 2 TO
3 FEET IS POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDE FROM THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

...LUKUNOR AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE
ATTEMPTED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SETTLED DOWN. SEEK SUITABLE
SHELTER FIRST THING TUESDAY MORNING. PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION TUESDAY MORNING. REMAIN IN SHELTER
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. KEEP INFORMED ON THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM
CHUUK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN HEAVIER SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY EVENING AND
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL
PASS VERY CLOSE TO THE SOUTHERN MORTLOCKS AND THE CENTER OR EYE
COULD PASS ACROSS SOME OF THE ISLANDS. IF STRONG WINDS ARE FOLLOWED
BY A RAPID REDUCTION IN WIND SPEED...DO NOT GO FAR FROM SHELTERS AS
STRONG WINDS COULD PICK UP AGAIN VERY RAPIDLY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
WAVES GENERATED BY TD 26W WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET AND WILL CAUSE
SURF TO BUILD ALONG ALL REEFS. INUNDATION OF 4 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE
AT HIGH TIDE AND STORM SURGE WILL AFFECT ALL EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

...LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AVOID
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL TO ISLANDS TOWARD THE SOUTH. IF THE TRACK OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W SHIFTS JUST A LITTLE NORTHWARD...A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON. PRACTICE
YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN AND GO OVER SUPPLIES TO MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS. IDENTIFY A SUITABLE
SHELTER IN CASE IT BECOMES NECESSARY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL SLOWLY TURN TOWARD
THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
WAVES GENERATED BY TD 26W WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET WEDNESDAY AND
WILL CAUSE SURF TO BUILD ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN REEF EXPOSURES.
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET COULD OCCUR AT HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. AT THIS TIME...MUDSLIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED ON THE HIGH
ISLANDS OF CHUUK LAGOON.

...PULUWAT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 26W IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FAIRLY CLOSE TO PULUWAT EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED
TUESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 300 AM CHST TUESDAY
MORNING.

$$

STANKO





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