[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST MON NOV 4 2013

...TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN (31W) MOVING AWAY FROM 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...FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN
YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE...ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40
MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

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

A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI IN YAP STATE.
TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU
IN YAP STATE. A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL AND
FARAULEP. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH
OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN (31W)
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 151.0
DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

ABOUT  135 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LOSAP
ABOUT  120 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK (WENO)
ABOUT  195 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FANANU
ABOUT  200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL
ABOUT  155 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT  285 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT  475 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT  495 MILES EAST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  915 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT 1140 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN (31W) CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
WESTWARD. HAIYAN COULD BE A TYPHOON WHEN IT PASSES WOLEAI AND
FARAULEP TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...LOSAP...FANANU AND CHUUK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED...RESIDENTS SHOULD SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR
LOCAL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER LINES MAY DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES. ROUGH SEAS...COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS CAN STILL OCCUR EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
HAIYAN (31W) HAS PASSED. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL IS STILL DISCOURAGED
UNTIL ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST ON LOSAP THIS EVENING.
ON CHUUK...EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BACK TO SOUTHEAST LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OUTSIDE THE LAGOON...OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT.
INSIDE CHUUK LAGOON...SEAS WILL BE ROUGH AT 4 TO 6 FEET. INUNDATION
AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...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 RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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 OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL PEAK AT 40 TO 50 MPH
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASE
TO 25 T0 35 MPH BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 13
TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 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 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...ULUL...

.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...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE
MIDDAY HOURS TODAY...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. BUT
IF TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN TRACKS FARTHER TO THE NORTH THAN
EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
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 THROUGH TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN 24 HOURS. 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. PREPARE 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. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

.WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH THIS
EVENING AND PEAK AT 75 TO 90 MPH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST TUESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH TUESDAY
NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION ARE LIKELY
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

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

...SATAWAL...FARAULEP...FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY AROUND DAWN ON TUESDAY MORNING.
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...
ON SATAWAL...NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH BY
THIS EVENING AND PEAK AT 60 TO 70 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO SOUTH AROUND DAWN ON TUESDAY...THEN DECREASE TO 35 T0 45 MPH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

ON FARAULEP...NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH LATE TONIGHT THIS EVENING AND PEAK AT 75 TO 90 MPH TUESDAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE TO 35
TO 45 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT.

ON FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU...NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY EVENING AND PEAK AT 85 TO 100 MPH
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY EVENING...THEN
DECREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION ARE POSSIBLE
ON TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON
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 TONIGHT AT 900 PM.

$$

KLEESCHULTE




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