[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TYPHOON HAIYAN MOVING WEST AWAY FROM WOLEAI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF
PALAU. TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR
MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC
OF PALAU...AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FARAULEP IS CANCELLED. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN 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...AND
TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI AND NGULU IN YAP
STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR
MORE ARE STILL EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS FOR WOLEAI AND
IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS FOR NGULU.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP STATE.
TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 143.8 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS

ABOUT  155 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT   65 MILES SOUTH OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT  370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT  440 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT  450 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT  635 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
ABOUT  645 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST AT 16 MPH.

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

...WOLEAI ATOLL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY IN A SHELTER UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.

.WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT AND
DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS
16 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORES THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 11 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING 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 BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STAY IN A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. A NORTHWARD CHANGE IN THE
TRACK COULD RESULT IN UPGRADING TO A TYPHOON WARNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45
MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST
AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE IF THE TRACK OF TYPHOON HAIYAN SHIFTS NORTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS 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 WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE 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
AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY PEAK AT 75 TO 85 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
WINDS COULD EXCEED 100 MPH IF HAIYAN MAKES A DIRECT HIT. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY 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 NIGHT IF
TYPHOON HAIYAN SHIFTS NORTHWARD. 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 MORNING...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH
WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED FORECASTS ON TYPHOON HAIYAN.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING. COMPLETE YOUR
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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 TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING TO 70 TO 80 MPH
AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND
DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED 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.

...KOROR...

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF TYPHOON HAIYAN SHIFTS
SOUTHWARD.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 16 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION MAY REACH 2 TO 3 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 300 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE





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