[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH HEADING CLOSER TO ANGAUR 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 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 5.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
137.8 DEGREES EAST.

ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTH OF NGULU
ABOUT 265 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTH OF YAP
ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU AND
ABOUT 725 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE FORECAST TRACK TAKES PEIPAH NEAR ANGAUR
IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU LATE TONIGHT. ISLANDS FROM KAYANGEL IN THE
NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH MAY EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS THIS EVENING AND MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED
OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING. GO INDOORS WHEN THE LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY OCCURS.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 16
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...
ANTICIPATE NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME EAST AND INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
40 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST NEAR
MIDNIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG EAST COASTAL SHORES THIS MORNING WILL
BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND
FURTHER TO BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET THIS EVENING. THE EAST COAST OF
BABELDAOB AND NORTH AND EAST EXPOSURES OF 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
1215 AM MONDAY MORNING PALAU TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
KOROR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED NEARLY 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODS ARE HIGH NEAR STREAMS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. MUDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING 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 16 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...
ANTICIPATE NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25
MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 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. THESE DAMAGING WINDS CAN DAMAGE WOODEN ROOFS...KNOCK DOWN
POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS AND BLOW SHEET METAL THROUGH THE AIR.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ON MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG EAST COASTAL SHORES THIS MORNING WILL
BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
FURTHER TO BETWEEN 13 TO 16 FEET THIS EVENING. 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 1215 AM MONDAY
MORNING PALAU TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
KOROR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED NEARLY 2 INCHES
OF RAINFALL SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 5 TO 8 INCHES
ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT FOR TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER IF
NECESSARY.

$$

CHAN




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