[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1100 PM CHST SUN APR 6 2014

...TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH NEARING KOROR...

...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...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF
PALAU IS CANCELLED AT 1000 PM CHST.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
134.9 DEGREES EAST.

ABOUT  35 MILES EAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT  50 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PELELIU
ABOUT  55 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU
ABOUT  60 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ANGAUR
ABOUT 190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU AND
ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP.

TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 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 THE CENTER OF
PEIPAH OVER KOROR DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ISLANDS FROM
KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH TO ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH COULD EXPERIENCE
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS UNTIL AROUND DAWN.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT AS YOU LEAVE SHELTER BE AWARE YOU COULD
ENCOUNTER SOME DAMAGE AND DEBRIS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS THAT ARE FLOODED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW ANY
INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ON MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE EAST
COAST OF BABELDAOB AND NORTH AND EAST EXPOSURES OF KOROR AND
CONNECTED ISLANDS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION WITHIN 2
HOURS OF THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS 1215 AM MONDAY MORNING PALAU
TIME. SURF WILL STEADILY DIMINISH MONDAY AS PEIPAH MOVES AWAY FROM
PALAU.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
PEIPAH HAVE MOVED TO THE WEST OF KOROR AND KAYANGEL. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.

...ANGAUR AND PELELIU...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT AS YOU LEAVE SHELTER BE AWARE YOU COULD
ENCOUNTER SOME DAMAGE AND DEBRIS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS THAT ARE FLOODED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW ANY
INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST BY DAWN. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ON
MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION COULD OCCUR WITHIN 2 HOURS OF THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE WHICH IS 1215 AM MONDAY MORNING PALAU TIME. SURF WILL STEADILY
DIMINISH MONDAY AS PEIPAH MOVES AWAY FROM PALAU.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
PEIPAH HAVE MOVED TO THE WEST OF ANGAUR AND PELELIU. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON TROPICAL STORM PEIPAH.

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MCELROY




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