[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST FRI NOV 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN YAP STATE...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
RESIDENTS OF NGULU IN YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU SHOULD
CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM BOPHA...AS WATCHES
MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

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

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

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 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BOPHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 3.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.4 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 345 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
              400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
              385 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
              750 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP AND
              925 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU.

TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS NOW MOVING WEST. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK
TAKES BOPHA SOUTH OF NGULU AND VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND OF KOROR IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

...WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO PASS ALMOST 200 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...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST
TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON
SATURDAY. WINDS COULD INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE TONIGHT IF
BOPHA TRACKS FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED...BUT THE MORE SOUTHERN
TRACK OF THE STORM HAS LESSENED THE THREAT OF TYPHOON CONDITIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET
MAY ALSO OCCUR AROUND HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE 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...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST
TONIGHT...THEN TO SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING
WINDS HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY AS TROPICAL STORM BOPHA CONTINUES ON A
MORE SOUTHERN TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY. COASTAL INUNDATION IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED AROUND HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM BOPHA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 9 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

STANKO





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