[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON HAGUPIT LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST THU DEC 4 2014

...HAGUPIT NOW A SUPER TYPHOON...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE TYPHOON WARNING FOR YAP AND NGULU IN YAP STATE IS CANCELLED.

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 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON HAGUPIT WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 9.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
134.6 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS

        ABOUT 105 MILES NORTH OF KAYANGEL
        ABOUT 160 MILES NORTH OF KOROR
        ABOUT 215 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NGULU
        ABOUT 240 MILES WEST OF YAP
        ABOUT 340 MILES WEST OF ULITHI AND
        ABOUT 735 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

SUPER TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
HAGUPIT HAS INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO 150 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON HAGUPIT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE EYE IS CURRENTLY PASSING NORTH OF KAYANGEL AND
KOROR.

...NGULU AND YAP...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ABATED. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FROM
EMERGENCY SERVICES...ESPECIALLY ON NGULU. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15
MPH AND BACK TO EAST BY SUNSET.

...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...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY NOON.

...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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SOME LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND IN
POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS.

...KOROR...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF TYPHOON HAGUPIT IS CURRENTLY PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH
OF KOROR. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES WITH
ADEQUATE FOOD...WATER AND GASOLINE AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS
ABATE. 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 NOON.

...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...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SOME 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...OR SOONER IF WARRANTED.

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MCELROY





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