[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST WED NOV 6 2013

...TYPHOON HAIYAN CHURNING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH YAP STATE...

.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...
THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR WOLEAI IS CANCELLED AS OF 200 AM CHST.
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU...AND 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 WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

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 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.3 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS

ABOUT  115 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT  275 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT  340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT  340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT  525 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL AND
ABOUT  540 MILES EAST OF KOROR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH.
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON HAIYAN CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST AT
16 MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...WOLEAI ATOLL...

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

.WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF OF 10 TO 13
FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORES THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE FURTHER TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET BY
NOON.

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

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID MORNING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BY THIS 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 OF TYPHOON
HAIYAN 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 EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
35 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS 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 LATER THIS 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY
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...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY PEAK AT 75 TO 85 MPH
THIS EVENING. WINDS COULD EXCEED 100 MPH IF HAIYAN MAKES A DIRECT
HIT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TO BETWEEN 16
AND 20 FEET THIS 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 THIS EVENING. SEAS
SHOULD SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

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

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 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 LATER THIS MORNING...AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS WITH WINDS
OF 75 MPH OR MORE COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. LISTEN FOR UPDATED
FORECASTS ON TYPHOON HAIYAN.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
COMPLETE YOUR PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THIS
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...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
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 FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH 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 TONIGHT 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 THIS 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 AN UPGRADE 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 TONIGHT...
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 FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH 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 TONIGHT 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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