[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HAISHEN (05W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST SUN APR 5 2015

...TROPICAL STORM HAISHEN MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM FANANU...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON FANANU ISLAND IN CHUUK STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU. DAMAGING
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON.

SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.1N 151.1E

ABOUT  75 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FANANU
ABOUT 125 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
ABOUT 525 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HAISHEN IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD FARTHER AWAY FROM FANANU TODAY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER CAN STILL PRODUCE
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ON FANANU UNTIL EARLY
AFTERNOON.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL WINDS DECREASE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED ON MONDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
DAMAGING LEVELS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 11 TO
13 FEET THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. COASTAL INUNDATION UP TO ONE FOOT
IS STILL POSSIBLE AT HIGH TIDE...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST AND SOUTH
FACING SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM HAISHEN WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CHAN


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