[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Tue Nov 5 23:46:42 CST 2013

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST WED NOV 6 2013

...DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN HEADING TOWARDS YAP STATE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON 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 KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC OF
PALAU. TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR
MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS FOR KOROR.

A TYPHOON WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP
STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR KOROR IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

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 12
TO 24 HOURS FOR KAYANGEL AND 6 TO 12 HOURS FOR NGULU.

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 6 HOURS...AND
TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM CHST...0400Z...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 138.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT  80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH OF YAP
ABOUT 185 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI
ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIS
ABOUT 255 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
ABOUT 275 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH.
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 18 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES WEST AT
18 MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON AND TYPHOON
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY EARLY EVENING. 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 LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY PEAK AT WELL OVER
100 MPH AROUND 8 PM 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 IN JUST A FEW MINUTES...FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TYPHOON
EVENT. WINDS WILL CHANGE 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 25 FEET THIS EVENING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 20
FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORES. THE STORM SURGE WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD
MOST OF THE ATOLL. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 7 TO 12 FEET ABOVE HIGH
TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
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 8 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT 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 COMPLETED. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY
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 FEW 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 (CHAMORRO BAY)...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...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT
WITH TYPHOON CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
COMPLETE YOUR PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BY 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
FEW 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 75 TO 85 MPH AROUND SUNRISE
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH THEN SOUTHEAST 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 3 TO
5 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 THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS. STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY.
LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT. A
PERIOD OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

...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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
ON FAIS AND ULITHI. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL INFORMATION FOR FAIS AND
ULITHI.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON 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 LATE 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. 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 LATER TONIGHT AT 900 PM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

ZIOBRO/WILLIAMS/GUARD

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