[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM HAIYAN BECOMES TYPHOON HAIYAN...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
EFFECTIVE 200 PM CHST...A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN
YAP STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74
MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE TYPHOON
WATCH FOR NGULU IS CANCELLED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40
MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SATAWAL IS CANCELLED.

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 6 TO 12 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40
MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS...ULITHI...AND YAP ISLAND
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 PM CHST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.2 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS

ABOUT  270 MILES WEST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT  145 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT  160 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT  115 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  455 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT  530 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT  745 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON HAIYAN CONTINUES INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 16
MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT CURVES
SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST.

...SATAWAL...

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 9 TO
12 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 LIKELY THIS MORNING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...WOLEAI ATOLL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NEAR TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS 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 OFFICIALS.

.WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 45 TO 60 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK AT 65 TO 75 MPH
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 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 BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY 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 ALREADY BE COMPLETED. STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50
MPH THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AROUND SUNSET. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

...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.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STAY IN A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THURSDAY
MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. A CHANGE IN TRACK OR
INTENSIFICATION COULD RESULT IN AN UPGRADE TO A TYPHOON WARNING. DO
NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO
45 MPH AROUND 3 PM WEDNESDAY...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND DECREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF TYPHOON HAIYAN SHIFTS NORTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 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 AND IN COLONIA LAGOON...WHERE SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS TO RISE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING ALONG REEFS AND COASTLINES.

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

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR 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 OFFICIALS.

.WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND COULD PEAK AT AROUND 100 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 16 TO 20 FEET
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 20 FEET
ALONG WINDWARD SHORES WEDNESDAY EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 3 TO
5 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 9 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY
MORNING.

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

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.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 AND WATER IN CASE OF TYPHOON
CONDITIONS. IF NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A SHELTER.

...WIND INFORMATION...
IF HAIYAN TAKES A MORE NORTHWEST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
COULD OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH
WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE COULD OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED FORECASTS ON TYPHOON HAIYAN.

...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 4 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE 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 MAINTAINS A MORE WESTWARD TRACK
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER ON KAYANGEL
THAN AT MORE SOUTHERN LOCATIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 16 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 THIS EVENING AT 900 PM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

KLEESCHULTE/GUARD




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