[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SUN APR 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH MOVING TOWARD ANGAUR IN THE REPUBLIC 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 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 5.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
137.9 DEGREES EAST.

ABOUT 285 MILES SOUTH OF YAP
ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH OF NGULU
ABOUT 275 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU AND
ABOUT 725 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES TROPICAL
STORM PEIPAH NEAR ANGAUR IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU TONIGHT. ISLANDS
FROM KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH MAY EXPERIENCE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 18
HOURS FOR KOROR...BABELDAOB AND KAYANGEL. 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 GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH AROUND NOON AND COULD REACH TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY BY
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE
EVENING AND DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY MIDNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET ALONG EAST COASTAL SHORES THIS MORNING WILL
BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 12 TO 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE EAST
COAST OF BABELDAOB AND ALL EXPOSURES OF THE KOROR AND ITS CONNECTED
ISLANDS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SURGE. THE WORST CONDITIONS
WILL BE WITHIN 2 HOURS BEFORE OR AFTER HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AT
1056 AM TODAY AND 1215 AM MONDAY PALAU TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL LIKELY.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STREAMS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY NEAR STEEP AREAS MADE OF CLAY...
ESPECIALLY ON THE EDGES OF THE COMPACT ROAD.

...ANGAUR AND PELELIU...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE NEXT 18 HOURS FOR
ANGAUR AND PELELIU. 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 TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE
STORM. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
ANGAUR AND PELELIU WILL HAVE NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE
MORNING WHICH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WILL PEAK AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH AND CHANGE TO SOUTH DURING THE EVENING. 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 ALONG EAST COASTAL SHORES THIS MORNING WILL
BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 14 TO 17 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS THAT ARE
WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE CENTER. WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE WITHIN 2
HOURS BEFORE OR AFTER HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR AT 1056 AM TODAY
AND 1215 AM MONDAY PALAU TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL LIKELY.
FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STREAMS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY NEAR STEEP AREAS MADE OF CLAY.

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

$$

STANKO





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