[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 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...

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 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.4 DEGREES EAST.
THIS IS

ABOUT  240 MILES WEST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT  170 MILES SOUTH OF FAIS
ABOUT  190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT  220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT  210 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT  395 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL AND
ABOUT  410 MILES EAST OF KOROR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH.
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 280 DEGREES AT 21 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON HAIYAN CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST AT
21 MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING AND MAY BECOME A
SUPER TYPHOON TONIGHT.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON. STAY IN A SHELTER
WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY HIGH
STORM SURGE. 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 NOON AND WILL LIKELY PEAK WELL OVER 100 MPH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF THE EYEWALL OF THE TYPHOON. IF THE EYE PASSES
OVERHEAD...DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE RELATIVELY CALM WINDS INSIDE THE
EYE. STAY SHELTERED IN PLACE. AFTER THE EYE PASSES...WINDS WILL
ABRUPTLY INCREASE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO WELL OVER 100
MPH...FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. WINDS WILL BACK FROM SOUTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS WILL QUICKLY RISE FROM 13 TO 16 FEET THIS AFTERNOON TO MORE
THAN 30 FEET THIS EVENING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 20
FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORES. THE STORM SURGE WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD
ALL OF THE ATOLL. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 8 TO 14 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE
IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES THIS EVENING. IF CONCRETE
STRUCTURES ARE AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN THOSE AS FAR FROM SHORE
AS POSSIBLE. 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.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION. A NORTHWARD SHIFT 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 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 BY MID AFTERNOON. 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.

...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.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STAY IN A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. TYPHOON CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE UNLIKELY AS THE CENTER OF
TYPHOON HAIYAN IS ALREADY PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF FAIS AND ULITHI.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AROUND NOON
AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. 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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY/ZIOBRO/WILLIAMS








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