[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTION
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST SAT APR 5 2014

CORRECTED TYPO

...TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH HEADING TOWARD CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ISLANDS
OF PALAU...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR
PEOPLE IN KOROR AND NEARBY ISLANDS INCLUDING ANGAUR...PELELIU...
BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 4.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
140.3 DEGREES EAST.

ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT 445 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT 455 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU...AND
ABOUT 680 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT
WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS.  THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH SOUTH OF
NGULU IN YAP STATE AND NEAR KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. ISLANDS
FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH MAY EXPERIENCE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN ABOUT 24 HOURS FOR
LOCATIONS FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH. KEEP
INFORMED OF THE LATEST BULLETINS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS OR YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EXECUTE YOUR TROPICAL
CYCLONE PLAN AS INSTRUCTED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
THIS MAY INCLUDE IDENTIFYING A SHELTER WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO
WITHSTAND TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS IN ADDITION TO HAVING ENOUGH
FOOD AND WATER TO LAST ONE OR TWO DAYS AFTER THE STORM. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL WILL HAVE NORTHEAST
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON THAT WILL CHANGE TO SOUTHEAST BY NIGHT.
ANGAUR AND PELELIU WILL HAVE NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON
CHANGING TO SOUTH DURING THE NIGHT. THE KOROR AREA WILL HAVE
NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.  SUSTAINED WINDS THERE SHOULD PEAK
AT ABOUT 50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY EVENING AND THEN
BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND FALL BELOW 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS
MAY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS THE CENTER
PASSES...BUT WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN RAPIDLY. THE 50 MPH WINDS CAN
DAMAGE WOODEN ROOFS..KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES AND BLOW SHEET METAL
THROUGH THE AIR.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST COASTAL SHORES
TONIGHT. SURF IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 12 TO
15 FEET ON SUNDAY. BRIEF COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS
POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE CENTER.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL LIKELY.  FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STREAMS AND
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY NEAR STEEP
AREAS MADE OF CLAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE EDGES OF THE COMPACT ROAD.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM 05W LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

GUARD/ZIOBRO








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