[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST SAT DEC 1 2012

...STRONG TYPHOON BOPHA (26W) CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
TOWARD PALAU...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN KOROR AND NEARBY ISLANDS INCLUDING ANGAUR...PELELIU...
BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL AND SONSOROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND
FOR YAP ISLAND AND NGULU ATOLL IN YAP STATE.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR YAP ISLAND.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE AND KOROR
AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

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 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON BOPHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 4.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.5 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
              395 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP
              515 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU AND KAYANGEL
              640 MILES EAST OF SONSOROL.

TYPHOON BOPHA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. LITTLE CHANGE
IS EXPECTED IN THIS MOVEMENT THROUGH TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 130 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON BOPHA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD WEST-NORTHWEST.
THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES BOPHA SOUTH OF NGULU AND ACROSS THE ISLANDS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE
SOUTH. THESE AREAS ARE AT GREAT RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS. THE TYPHOON
IS RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 150 MPH.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN ABOUT 24 TO 36 HOURS FOR
LOCATIONS FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH. THE
LAST MAJOR TYPHOON TO HIT PALAU WAS TYPHOON MIKE IN 1991. DO NOT
UNDERESTIMATE THE DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF TYPHOON-STRENGTH WINDS.
KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS INCLUDES
IDENTIFYING A SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS
IN ADDITION TO HAVING ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS
AFTER THE STORM. AFTER TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A TYPHOON WARNING
WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE THIS EVENING. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ON
SUNDAY...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT THE EXACT WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG COASTAL SHORES TONIGHT IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 11 TO 15 FEET ON SUNDAY. SURF OF 20 FEET OR
HIGHER BY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY COULD CAUSE COASTAL INUNDATION
OF 10 TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER FOR LOCATIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY HIT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL LIKELY. FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

...NGULU...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND
COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD INCREASES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
SHORES TONIGHT. SURF WILL INCREASE TO 11 TO 15 FEET ON SUNDAY AND
COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD INCREASES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
LIKELY.

...YAP ISLAND...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME LESS LIKELY FOR YAP ISLAND AT
THIS TIME...BUT CAUTION IS STILL ADVISED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FOR SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS COULD
BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE WIND
FIELD EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG EASTERN AND SOUTHERN
SHORES TONIGHT. SURF WILL INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 FEET ON SUNDAY AND
COULD BECOME HIGHER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OR THE
WIND FIELD EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LIKELY.

...SONSOROL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL AFTER TODAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. DAMAGING WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
BY MONDAY AND WINDS COULD BECOME STRONGER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT THE EXACT WIND
SPEED AND DIRECTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN AND
NORTHERN SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY. SURF COULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 13 FEET
BY MONDAY CAUSING 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION.  SURF COULD BECOME
HIGHER IF BOPHA TAKES A MORE WESTWARD TRACK OR THE WIND FIELD
EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. RAINFALL
WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TYPHOON BOPHA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 900 PM CHST THIS SATURDAY EVENING...OR
SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

SIMPSON




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