[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 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.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR FARAULEP HAS BEEN CANCELED AS OF 5 AM
CHST.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BOPHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 3.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.5 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
              365 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
              455 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
              700 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP AND
              870 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU.

TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS MOVING WEST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS REMAIN AT 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BOPHA IS MOVING WEST. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK
TAKES BOPHA SOUTH OF NGULU...VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLANDS OF KOROR
AND KAYANGEL 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 LATE 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...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH IN
SHOWERS TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO EAST TONIGHT...THEN FROM THE
SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT 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 TROPICAL STORM 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 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY.

...FARAULEP...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED...BUT SEAS MAY BE ROUGH ANOTHER
DAY OR SO. USE EXTREME CAUTION IN AND NEAR THE WATER.

...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 3 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

ZIOBRO





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