[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST TUE DEC 2 2014

...HAGUPIT QUICKLY MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD SOUTH OF PULUWAT...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON PULUWAT AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN CHUUK STATE...AS
WELL AS SATAWAL...FARAULEP...WOLEAI...FAIS...ULITHI AND SURROUNDING
ISLANDS IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP...WOLEAI...FAIS AND
ULITHI IN YAP STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 5.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 150.0
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

ABOUT  110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT  175 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK (WENO)
ABOUT  230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT  425 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP AND WOLEAI
ABOUT  640 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
ABOUT  705 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT  765 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI AND
ABOUT  855 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP

TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF PULUWAT THIS
MORNING AND SOUTH OF SATAWAL THIS AFTERNOON. IT MAY BE A TYPHOON
WHEN IT PASSES BETWEEN WOLEAI AND FARAULEP WEDNESDAY.

...PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF AROUND 40
MPH SHOULD BE COMPLETED. TS HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO STAY WELL SOUTH
OF PULUWAT...HOWEVER ANY DEVIATION TO THE NORTH WOULD PUT PULUWAT IN
OR NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. IT IS ADVISED TO SECURE ANY
LIGHT OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN OVER. PROTECT
PROPERTY AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ADVERSE WEATHER AND
ROUGH SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
THIS MORNING...THEN VEER TO EAST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH BY NOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 T0 25 MPH BY SUNSET.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 9 TO
12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES ON TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME MINOR
INUNDATION ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...SATAWAL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED. SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTSIDE OBJECTS THAT
MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN OVER. PROTECT PROPERTY AGAINST COASTAL
INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL ADVERSE WEATHER AND ROUGH SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
THIS MORNING...THEN VEER TO EAST AND PEAK AT 35 TO 45 MPH THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 12
TO 15 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME MINOR
INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...FARAULEP AND WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. REVIEW YOUR
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE IN CASE OF A TYPHOON. IF
NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH TODAY. WINDS
WILL THEN VEER TO EAST AND PEAK AT 35 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
FARAULEP...AND BACK TO WEST AND PEAK AT 35 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT WOLEAI. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
WHILE SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST AT FARAULEP AND SOUTHWEST AT WOLEAI BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 12
TO 15 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME MINOR
INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD
EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE
AREAS.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. REVIEW YOUR
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE IN CASE OF A TYPHOON. IF
NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL THEN VEER TO EAST AND PEAK AT 55 TO 70 MPH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH WHILE SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF ALONG WITH COASTAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE
AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 900 AM CHST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

ZIOBRO





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