[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN (31W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST THU NOV 7 2013

...EYEWALL OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN OVER 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...

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 IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL AND ENDING ON 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 100 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 135.4 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS

ABOUT 145 MILES WEST OF NGULU
ABOUT 210 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
ABOUT  50 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL AND
ABOUT  90 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOROR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH.
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 21 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN IS MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY AS IT MOVES WEST
AT 21 MPH. HAIYAN IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY OR INTENSIFY
SLIGHTLY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE. 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 FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

.WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH BY LATE MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS 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 UNTIL DAWN. SEAS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO
BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET LATER THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH
THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN SOME LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. REMAIN
IN SHELTERS OVERNIGHT OR UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY THIS MORNING.
LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL THE SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
SURF OF 11 TO 14 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES. COASTAL INUNDATION AROUND 1
FOOT 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 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR THIS MORNING. THIS
COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. REMAIN IN SHELTERS 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...
EYE PASSAGE IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. NORTH WINDS OF 100 MPH OR MORE
WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO SOUTH AT 100 MPH OR MORE BY 300 AM CHST.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND DECREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH BY
SUNRISE AND TO 25 TO 35 MPH BEFORE NOON TODAY. WHEN 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
THIS MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION MAY REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG
WINDWARD SHORELINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE THOUGH THIS
AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...KOROR...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BABELDAOB. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER WHICH CAN
WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE
LATER THIS MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNRISE...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH BEFORE NOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND DECREASE FURTHER
TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF OF UP TO 16 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS 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 THIS
AFTERNOON... 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 LATER THIS MORNING AT 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY/CHAN/GUARD








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