[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1000 PM CHST SUN NOV 3 2013

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...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W HAS FORMED EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON CHUUK...LOSAP...PULUWAT...ULUL...FANANU AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN CHUUK STATE...AND FOR SATAWAL...FARAULEP AND
WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP...CHUUK AND PULUWAT.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL AND FANANU. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL...FARAULEP AND WOLEAI.
TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 155.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

                    185 MILES EAST OF LOSAP
                    250 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK (WENO)
                    270 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FANANU
                    420 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL
                    435 MILES EAST OF PULUWAT
                    570 MILES EAST OF SATAWAL
                    755 MILES EAST OF FARAULEP
                    790 MILES EAST OF WOLEAI
                   1200 MILES EAST OF YAP

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W IS EXPECTED TO BE A TROPICAL STORM AS IT
PASSES LOSAP AND CHUUK MONDAY MORNING...AND PULUWAT MONDAY
AFTERNOON. IT MAY BE A TYPHOON IN THE VICINITY OF SATAWAL...WOLEAI
AND FARAULEP LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...LOSAP AND CHUUK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SECURE ANY LIGHT
OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN OVER. PROTECT
PROPERTY AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ADVERSE WEATHER AND
ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH ON LOSAP BY
500 AM MONDAY MORNING AND ON CHUUK BY 800 AM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTH BY AFTERNOON AND FALL TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF
12 TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. IN CHUUK
LAGOON...SEAS WILL BE ROUGH AT 5 TO 7 FEET. INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY MONDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL
FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED MONDAY MORNING. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTSIDE
OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN OVER. PROTECT PROPERTY
AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROUGH SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND PEAK AT 50 TO 65 MPH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO SOUTH LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE TO 25 T0 35 MPH BY SUNRISE
TUESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF
15 TO 18 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.
INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...ULUL AND FANANU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY IF A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS ISSUED. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL
ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH MONDAY OR MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING. BUT IF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
31W MOVES MORE TO THE NORTH THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH
OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING ON FANANU AND MONDAY AFTERNOON
OR EVENING ON ULUL.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO
12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY MONDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL
FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...SATAWAL...FARAULEP AND WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
REVIEW YOUR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE IN CASE OF A
TYPHOON. IF NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY OR
TUESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 300 AM MONDAY MORNING.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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