[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST TUE NOV 27 2012

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA (26W) DRIFTING WEST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN NUKUORO ATOLL AND SAPWUAFIK /NGATIK/ ATOLL IN POHNPEI
STATE...AND FOR 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 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA
(26W) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 4.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
155.8 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  60 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NUKUORO
              155 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR
              280 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOSAP
              250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POHNPEI
              350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK AND
              555 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PULUWAT.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA IS DRIFTING WESTWARD AT 2 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO BE A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
PASSES ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF NUKUORO THIS AFTERNOON...AND ABOUT
70 MILES SOUTH OF LUKUNOR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...NUKUORO...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. REMAIN IN SHELTER THIS UNTIL WINDS
HAVE DECREASED. 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
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SUBSIDE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH FURTHER THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA MOVES
FURTHER 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SETTLED DOWN. SEEK SUITABLE SHELTER FIRST THING
THIS MORNING. PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE COMPLETED
THIS MORNING. REMAIN IN SHELTER THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY INCREASE
TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
WAVES GENERATED BY TD 26W WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET AND WILL CAUSE
SURF TO BUILD ALONG ALL REEFS. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE
AT HIGH TIDE AND STORM SURGE WILL AFFECT ALL EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

...LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM THE CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AVOID
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL TO ISLANDS TOWARD THE SOUTH. IF THE TRACK OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA SHIFTS 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 IS NEEDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY WILL SLOWLY TURN TOWARD THE
EAST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA 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 3 TO 5 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 THE CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK FAIRLY CLOSE TO PULUWAT EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER
THIS MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL DEPRESSION BOPHA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 300 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...OR
SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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