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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST THU NOV 29 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) INTENSIFYING AND MOVING WESTWARD...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN LUKUNOR AND SURROUNDING ATOLLS AS WELL AS PULUWAT IN CHUUK
STATE...AND FOR SATAWAL...FARAULEP AND WOLEAI IN YAP STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LUKUNOR AND THE
SOUTHERN MORTLOCKS IN CHUUK STATE...PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE AND
SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.

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

A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING SUSTAINED
WINDS GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BOPHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 5.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 151.6 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 170 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LUKUNOR
              175 MILES SOUTH OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
              225 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PULUWAT
              350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
              545 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP AND
              555 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI.

TROPICAL STORM BOPHA HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH AND IS
MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS MOVING STEADILY WEST...AND THE CENTER PASSED
175 MILES SOUTH OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK AT AROUND 1 AM CHST. DAMAGING
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AT LUKUNOR AND NEARBY ISLANDS BY
SUNRISE. BOPHA WILL THEN THREATEN ISLANDS FARTHER WEST SUCH AS
PULUWAT AND SATAWAL.

...LUKUNOR AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL AFTER CHUUK EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT GIVES THE ALL CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR SHOWERS
THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY NEAR ETAL...WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND
SUBSIDE FURTHER TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AS BOPHA MOVES AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS GENERATING 10 TO 12 FOOT SWELL NEAR THE
CENTER. SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS BOPHA MOVES AWAY...AND WILL
BE AROUND HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 11 TO 13 FEET ALONG EASTERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN SHORES TODAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

...PULUWAT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTH OF
PULUWAT THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION THIS
MORNING. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
THE SEAS SUBSIDE TO NORMAL LEVELS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST
BULLETINS FROM THE CHUUK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS.
SEEK A SUITABLE SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS
TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND INCREASE FURTHER TO 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN SHOWERS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SUBSIDE FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AT
PULUSUK...AND COULD BE STRONGER FOR ALL LOCATIONS IF BOPHA MOVES A
LITTLE NORTH OF THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SHORES THROUGH FRIDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

...SATAWAL AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTH OF
SATAWAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
TODAY. SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
THE SEAS SUBSIDE TO NORMAL LEVELS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST
BULLETINS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS.
SEEK A SUITABLE SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS
AND TURNING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT WINDS
WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH IN SHOWERS. WINDS WILL THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS COULD BE
STRONGER IF BOPHA TRACKS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF AROUND 1 FOOT MAY ALSO OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 105 MILES SOUTH OF
WOLEAI FRIDAY NIGHT. A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. KEEP INFORMED
OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PRACTICE YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN
AND IDENTIFY A SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS
IN CASE A WARNING IS ISSUED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS. LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE EAST AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL SEE THE WINDS REMAIN NEAR THESE
LEVELS WHILE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SATURDAY. WINDS COULD BE STRONGER...EVEN TYPHOON FORCE...IF
BOPHA MOVES A LITTLE NORTH OF ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET MAY ALSO
OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...FARAULEP...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST
BULLETINS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. PRACTICE YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PLAN AND IDENTIFY A
SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS IN CASE A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS. THESE
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE DIRECTION SHIFTING TO
EAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SOUTHEAST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD BE STRONGER IF
BOPHA MOVES A LITTLE NORTH OF ITS CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET MAY ALSO
OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM BOPHA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 900 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

STANKO





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