[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TYPHOON HAGUPIT LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST THU DEC 4 2014

...TYPHOON HAGUPIT PASSING NORTHEAST OF PALAU...

.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...

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 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF MAJOR TYPHOON HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 9.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
136.1 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS

        ABOUT 105 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NGULU
        ABOUT 115 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
        ABOUT 140 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
        ABOUT 165 MILES NORTHEAST OF KOROR
        ABOUT 245 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI AND
        ABOUT 660 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAJOR TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 115 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAJOR TYPHOON HAGUPIT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. ITS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM YAP STATE
AND PASS NORTH OF KAYANGEL AND KOROR IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

...ULITHI...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL STRONG WINDS
HAVE DECREASED NEAR SUNRISE. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE UNTIL LOCAL
OFFICIALS HAVE GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL. STAY AWAY FROM DOWN POWER
LINES AND FLOODED AREAS. 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 DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH NEAR SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO
11 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
LIFE THREATENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY.

...NGULU AND YAP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT WILL MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM NGULU AND
YAP THIS MORNING. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES
WITH ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE THROUGH SUNRISE. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE NEAR SUNRISE. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 14
TO 16 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. INUNDATION UP TO
2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES UNTIL
NOON. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING THROUGH THE DAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO 2 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS MORNING.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 15
TO 17 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. INUNDATION UP TO
3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES UNTIL
NOON. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING THROUGH THE DAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
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 IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES WITH ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE THROUGH MID
MORNING. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS SURF OF 13
TO 15 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. INUNDATION UP TO
2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED ALONG WINDWARD EXPOSURES UNTIL
NOON. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING THROUGH THE DAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
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 900 AM LATER THIS MORNING.

$$

CHAN




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