[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN HEADING TOWARDS KAYANGEL...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR YAP IS CANCELED AS OF 800 PM CHST. SUPER
TYPHOON HAIYAN HAS MOVED FAR ENOUGH WEST THAT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
WILL NOT BE AFFECTING YAP ISLAND OR ITS COASTAL WATERS.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH
OR MORE ARE OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ABOUT 6 MORE HOURS AT
YAP ISLAND AND WITHIN ITS COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM CHST...1000Z...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.2 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT  40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU
ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
ABOUT 170 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
ABOUT 195 MILES EAST OF KOROR

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH.
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 18 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN IS MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES WEST
AT 18 MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR ARE OCCURRING.
REMAIN IN SHELTER OVERNIGHT AND UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. 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 UNTIL
SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

.WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH ON
THURSDAY TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY AROUND NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF AROUND 20 FEET WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF AS HIGH AS 22
FEET ON WINDWARD SHORES. THE STORM SURGE WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD MOST
OF THE ATOLL. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 6 TO 9 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS
LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 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...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. REMAIN IN A STURDY
SHELTER OVERNIGHT OR UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL THE SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL TURN SOUTHEAST
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 11 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT 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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE
MIDNIGHT WITH TYPHOON CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD ALREADY BE
COMPLETE. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND
STRONG WINDS UNTIL THE WINDS HAVE FULLY SUBSIDED. 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 UNTIL SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT... SHIFTING
TO WEST AND INCREASING TO AROUND 100 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH THEN SOUTHEAST AND DECREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH BY SUNRISE AND TO 25 TO 35 MPH BEFORE NOON THURSDAY. 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 ONE TO TWO MINUTES. DUE TO THE FAST
MOVEMENT OF HAIYAN...ANY EYE PASSAGE WILL NOT LAST VERY LONG.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG
WINDWARD SHORELINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 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 ALREADY BE COMPLETED. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TYPHOON CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR DURING
EARLY MORNING HOURS. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE DURING THE MORNING ON THURSDAY. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 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 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 THROUGH THURSDAY...
RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHWAY ON BABELDAOB.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THURSDAY MORNING AT 300 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

STANKO




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