[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH MOVING 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 REMAINS 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 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 4.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
140.3 DEGREES EAST.

ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF YAP
ABOUT 225 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT 315 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT 330 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU...AND
ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 22 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT
WITH A DECREASE 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 WITHIN THE NEXT 18 TO 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 LATER
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY
BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL WILL HAVE
NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR NOON THAT WILL CHANGE TO SOUTHEAST BY EARLY
EVENING. ANGAUR AND PELELIU WILL HAVE NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON CHANGING TO SOUTH DURING THE EVENING. THE KOROR AREA WILL
HAVE NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS THERE SHOULD
PEAK AT ABOUT 50 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS BY LATE AFTERNOON 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. THE
EAST COAST OF BABELDAOB AND ALL EXPOSURES OF THE KOROR AND ITS
CONNECTED ISLANDS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SURGE. WORST
CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN 2 HOURS BEFORE OR AFTER HIGH TIDE WHICH
WILL OCCUR AT 1056 AM PALAU TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF
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 3 AM CHST...OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

$$

GUARD/KLEESCHULTE





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