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TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST TUE DEC 2 2014

...HAGUPIT STILL INTENSIFYING...

.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...YAP AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP IN YAP STATE.

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 REMAINS 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 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 6.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 148.3
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

ABOUT  85 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT 265 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK (WENO)
ABOUT 310 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP AND WOLEAI
ABOUT 560 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
ABOUT 590 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT 650 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI AND
ABOUT 735 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP

TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT PASSED SOUTH OF PULUWAT EARLIER THIS MORNING.
HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF SATAWAL LATER THIS MORNING...
AND VERY CLOSE TO WOLEAI AROUND MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY.

...PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAGUPIT HAS BEGUN TO MOVE AWAY FROM PULUWAT. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
OF HAGUPIT CAN STILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. CONTINUE TO 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...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL DECREASE
TO BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH BY SUNSET.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 9 TO
11 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES ON TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS COULD
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 ALREADY 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...
EAST WINDS WILL BE PEAKING AT 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH THIS 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 TODAY. SOME MINOR INUNDATION AROUND 1
FOOT ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

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

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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. 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...NORTHEAST
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN VEER TO EAST AND PEAK AT
40 TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TO SOUTHEAST
AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY 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 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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. 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...
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING BETWEEN 50
AND 60 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS...THEN ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO SOUTH
AND BEGIN SLOWLY DECREASING. WINDS WILL BACK TO SOUTHEAST AND
DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 14 TO 17 FEET WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 15
TO 18 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET 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 THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE
AREAS.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PEAK AT
55 TO 70 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO BETWEEN
20 AND 30 MPH WHILE SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE THURSDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF...AS WELL AS COASTAL INUNDATION...ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY.

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

...YAP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. 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 NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND SURF...AS WELL AS COASTAL INUNDATION ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND IN
POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM CHST.

$$

MCELROY





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