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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST TUE NOV 5 2013

...TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN INTENSIFYING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON PULUWAT AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN CHUUK STATE...FOR
SATAWAL...FARAULEP...WOLEAI...FAIS...ULITHI...YAP...NGULU AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN YAP STATE...AND FOR KOROR...KAYANGEL AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
EFFECTIVE 200 AM CHST...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR PULUWAT AND
THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR SATAWAL ARE CANCELLED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 6 TO 18 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP...FAIS...ULITHI...
YAP ISLAND AND NGULU IN YAP STATE...AND FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT  310 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK (WENO)
ABOUT  115 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT   90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT  265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT  265 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  690 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP AND
ABOUT  910 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 20 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN IS SLOWLY INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES WESTWARD.
HAIYAN IS FORECAST TO BE A TYPHOON WHEN IT PASSES WOLEAI THIS
EVENING.

...PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE
LATER THIS MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AROUND
MIDDAY TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 11
TO 14 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THIS MORNING. INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT
ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THIS
COULD RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

...SATAWAL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHEAST AROUND DAWN...THEN DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
SURF OF 13 TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY IN
A SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS. MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE STORM.
DO 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 BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK AT 70 TO 80 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 16 TO 20 FEET
THIS EVENING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 20 FEET ALONG
WINDWARD SHORES THIS EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET
ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY LATE TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD RUSHED TO COMPLETION. SECURE LOOSE OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT
MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN AWAY. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST
AROUND SUNRISE...THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AROUND SUNSET. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF TROPICAL
STORM HAIYAN SHIFTS NORTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET TODAY AND THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS SURF OF 13 TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES THROUGH THIS EVENING. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING.

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

...FAIS...ULITHI...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. 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...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND
TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO BELOW 40 MPH BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION MAY REACH 2 TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES.

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

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
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...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING. TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE
MAY OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING IF HAIYAN TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION MAY REACH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG WINDWARD
SHORELINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...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 LATER THIS MORNING AT 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY




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