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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON MAYSAK (04W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST MON MAR 30 2015

...EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSING FARAULEP IN YAP STATE..

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON THE ISLANDS OF FAIS...ULITHI...FARAULEP...WOLEAI
AND YAP IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP
STATE WHILE A TYPHOON WATCH CONTINUES FOR YAP. DAMAGING WINDS OF 39
MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS OF 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI IN YAP STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MAYSAK WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 8.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.1 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 45 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FARAULEP
        ABOUT 130 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI
        ABOUT 315 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
        ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF FAIS
        ABOUT 380 MILES EAST OF ULITHI AND
        ABOUT 480 MILES EAST OF YAP

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY MAKING IT CLOSEST APPROACH TO FARAULEP
IN YAP STATE THIS EVENING. IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A HEADING
OF WEST-NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT APPROACHES
FAIS AND ULITHI TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND THEN ON TOWARDS
YAP ISLAND...OR JUST NORTH OF YAP ISLAND...LATER IN THE NIGHT.
MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY A HIGH CATEGORY 2 TYPHOON WITH 105 MPH AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY FURTHER INTO A CATEGORY 3...110
MPH...OR CATEGORY 4...130 MPH IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

...SATAWAL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS ENDED...HOWEVER...STRONG
WINDS AND SHOWERS MAY STILL EXIST UNTIL MORNING. STAY IN A STURDY
SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. LISTEN FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY PASSING JUST NORTH OF
FARAULEP ISLAND. PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON CONDITIONS SHOULD BE
COMPLETED AS TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. STAY IN A
STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF UP TO 105 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 130 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AS THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSES JUST NORTH OF THE
ISLAND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT AS MAYSAK MOVES AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS AS HIGH AS 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AS MAYSAK MAKES ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH THIS EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 6 TO 10 FEET
IS POSSIBLE. SEAS AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY AS MAYSAK MOVES AWAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AS THE EYE
PASSES.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR NEAR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS MAYSAK IS
CURRENTLY MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE ISLAND. LISTEN FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION. IF NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A SHELTER.
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF MAYSAK MOVES NORTH OF WOLEAI. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS MAYSAK BEGINS
TO MOVE AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WHILE SURF MAY
REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 14 FEET. SEAS AND SURF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AS MAYSAK MOVES AWAY. MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ON FAIS AND BY TUESDAY EVENING ON ULITHI. PREPARATIONS FOR
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BY TONIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER
THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED
INFORMATION. IF NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO TO A SHELTER. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS FORECASTED TO BE A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON WITH
WINDS OF 110 TO 125 MPH WHEN IT APPROACHES FAIS AND ULITHI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING ON FAIS AND SHORTLY AFTER NOON ON ULITHI. TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
ON FAIS AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ON ULITHI.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF UP TO 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR THE ARRIVAL OF
TYPHOON MAYSAK. IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 25 FEET AND
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES ARE
POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-
LYING AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING ON YAP AS TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSES NORTH OF
THE ISLAND. TYPHOON OR NEAR TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF THE FORECAST TRACK SHIFTS SOUTHWARD.
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR
MORE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. IF NECESSARY...BE PREPARED TO GO
TO A SHELTER. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS FORECASTED TO BE A MAJOR CATEGORY 3 OR 4 TYPHOON
WITH WINDS OF 110 TO 130 MPH WHEN IT PASSES NEAR OR TO THE NORTH
OF YAP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. YAP
IS EXPECTED TO HAVE STRONG AND POSSIBLY DESTRUCTIVE WESTERLY WINDS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH AS MAYSAK MAKES ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH OVER
NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE
STILL POSSIBLE IF MAYSAK MOVES SOUTH OF THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF UP TO 18 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 22 FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF
4 TO 6 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE PASSAGE
OF MAYSAK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF MAYSAK...RESULTING IN
LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT 300 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

EDSON


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