[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST FRI MAR 27 2015

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W MOVING TOWARD CHUUK STATE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON THE ISLANDS OF CHUUK...LOSAP...FANANU AND ULUL IN CHUUK
STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR CHUUK...LOSAP...FANANU
AND ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 7.1N DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 157.1E DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 300 MILES EAST OF LOSAP
              355 MILES EAST OF CHUUK
              360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FANANU
              520 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL
              550 MILES EAST PULUWAT
  945 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD TOWARD CHUUK
STATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CURRENT TRACK OF TD 04W INDICATES
THE CENTER WILL PASS APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES NORTH OF LOSAP EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...45 MILES NORTH OF CHUUK AND 25 MILES SOUTH OF
FANANU SUNDAY MORNING.

A GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED FOR TD 04W OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TD 04W IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

...LOSAP AND CHUUK...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO WEST AND INCREASING TO BETWEEN 30
AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. COMBINED
SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT THEN TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
PASSAGE OF 04W. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE. ALSO...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...FANANU...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING...SHIFTING TO EAST AND INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT THEN TO
BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE OF 04W. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED
UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE. ALSO...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...ULUL...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING...SHIFTING TO EAST AND INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET SATURDAY THEN TO BETWEEN 8
AND 11 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE PASSAGE OF 04W. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS
SUBSIDE. ALSO...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

...SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED REEFS FOR
MOST ISLANDS AND ATOLLS OF CHUUK STATE. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE
THREATENING.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS LOCAL STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE AT 300 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

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