[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...HAGUPIT STILL INTENSIFYING AND HEADING WEST...

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

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

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK
STATE.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL AND FARAULEP
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...FAIS...ULITHI AND
YAP IN YAP STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 6.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 146.2
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT

ABOUT 405 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK (WENO)
ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT 180 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 515 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
ABOUT 465 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT 520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT 600 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT 815 MILES EAST OF KOROR

TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST AT 24 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NOW 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT PASSED SOUTH OF PULUWAT EARLY THIS MORNING...
AND SATAWAL AROUND MIDDAY. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO PASS VERY CLOSE TO
WOLEAI AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

...SATAWAL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. REMAIN IN A STURDY
SHELTER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT OR UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST BY
EVENING AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH 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 EVENING. 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 EARLY THIS EVENING. PREPARATIONS
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE. 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 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL VEER TO EAST AND
PEAK AT 40 TO 55 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 EVENING 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 EVENING 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 COMPLETE. REMAIN IN A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FRO SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY. LISTEN
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL PEAK THIS EVENING
BETWEEN 55 AND 70 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 EVENING 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 EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...FAIS...ULITHI AND NGULU...
.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
60 TO 75 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 TONIGHT AT 900 PM CHST.

$$

AYDLETT





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