[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON HAGUPIT LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST WED DEC 3 2014

...TYPHOON HAGUPIT GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM NGULU IN YAP STATE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON ULITHI...NGULU...YAP AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS IN YAP
STATE AND FOR PEOPLE ON KAYANGEL AND KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TYPHOON WATCH FOR ULITHI IN YAP STATE AND KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC
OF PALAU IS CANCELLED

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC
OF PALAU.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF MAJOR TYPHOON HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
137.8 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS

        ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI
        ABOUT  30 MILES NORTHEAST OF NGULU
        ABOUT  65 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
        ABOUT 215 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
        ABOUT 250 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR AND
        ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAJOR TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 23 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON HAGUPIT HAS BECOME A MAJOR TYPHOON AND WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. ITS CENTER HAS PASSED
JUST NORTH OF NGULU IN YAP STATE IN THE PAST HOUR AND WILL PASS
NORTH OF KAYANGEL AND KOROR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

...ULITHI...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT WILL CONTINUE TO PASS WELL
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. HOWEVER REMAIN IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM SHORELINES
UNTIL STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED NEAR SUNRISE. LISTEN FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO
12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

...NGULU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT HAS PASSED JUST NORTH OF NGULU IN THE
PAST HOUR. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES WITH
ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE THROUGH THE NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD
SUNRISE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 85
TO 95 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH BEFORE DAWN. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH FURTHER TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AFTER
SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 18 TO 22 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 19
TO 24 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THE NIGHT. INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

...YAP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT HAS PASSED SOUTH OF YAP IN THE
PAST HOUR. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES WITH
ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE THROUGH THE NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD
SUNRISE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. EAST WINDS OF 35 TO
55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST
AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 30 TO 45 MPH BEFORE DAWN. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH FURTHER TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 13
TO 20 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. INUNDATION OF
1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND IN
POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...KAYANGEL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF KAYANGEL
BY AROUND SUNRISE ON THURSDAY MORNING. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE
FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE TO LAST IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BACK TO THE WEST
AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 11
TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. INUNDATION OF
1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND IN POOR-
DRAINAGE AREAS.

...KOROR...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL NORTH OF
KOROR AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER
AWAY FROM SHORELINES WITH ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BACK TO THE WEST
AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 9 TO
12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. INUNDATION OF 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES. RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...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 AT 300 AM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

CHAN




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