[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1115 AM CHST THU NOV 29 2012

UPDATED FOR CANCELLED TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PULUWAT

...TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) STILL MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE WAS CANCELLED
AT 11 AM CHST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 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 1000 AM CHST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BOPHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 4.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 149.6 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 285 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
              210 MILES SOUTH OF PULUWAT
              285 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
              465 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP AND
              455 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI.

TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA HAS TURNED TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST...ENDING THE
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AT PULUWAT...AND LESSENING THE THREAT OF
DAMAGING WINDS AT SATAWAL. BOPHA SHOULD PASS SOUTH OF PULUWAT THIS
AFTERNOON...AND SOUTH OF SATAWAL TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY.

...PULUWAT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH OF
PULUWAT THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. AVOID ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE TO NORMAL LEVELS. BECAUSE OF
THE MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN BY BOPHA...THE THREAT
OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED...AND THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS WILL
SHIFT TO EAST AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST AND SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SHORES THROUGH FRIDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

...SATAWAL AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTH OF
SATAWAL LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE TO NORMAL LEVELS. KEEP INFORMED OF THE
LATEST BULLETINS FROM THE YAP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING
WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SINCE BOPHA HAS TURNED TO A MORE WEST-SOUTHWEST TRACK...THE THREAT
OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS LESSENED SOMEWHAT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20
MPH THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST
AND MAY INCREASE BRIEFLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF BOPHA TURNS BACK TO A MORE WEST-NORTHWEST
TRACK.

...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 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTH OF
WOLEAI FRIDAY NIGHT. 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 TURN TO THE
NORTHEAST FRIDAY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
SATURDAY. WINDS COULD INCREASE TO TYPHOON FORCE IF BOPHA TRACKS
FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED.

...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...
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. 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 300 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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