[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON MAYSAK (04W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST TUE MAR 31 2015

...TYPHOON MAYSAK INTENSIFYING...

.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 HAVE LIKELY ENDED. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY THIS MORNING.

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 HOURS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
THIS AFTERNOON ON FAIS AND THIS EVENING ON ULITHI.

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 TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS OF 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.1N 144.1E

ABOUT  45 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 120 MILES NORTH OF WOLEAI
ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF FAIS
ABOUT 305 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
ABOUT 310 MILES EAST OF ULITHI AND
ABOUT 410 MILES EAST OF YAP

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM FARAULEP IN YAP STATE. IT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE HEADING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES THE EYE OF MAYSAK VERY
CLOSE TO FAIS THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY CLOSE TO ULITHI THIS EVENING.
MAYSAK IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF YAP ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND DAWN. MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY A LOW CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON WITH
110 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. MAYSAK IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY FURTHER AND
COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 4...130 MPH...TYPHOON DURING THE NEXT 12
HOURS.

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK IS MOVING AWAY FROM FARAULEP ISLAND. WINDS
HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE BUT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE. 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...
SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH
THIS MORNING AS MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL SUBSIDE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS
THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
SEAS AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS MAYSAK MOVES AWAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK IS PASSING TO THE NORTH OF WOLEAI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING UNTIL
MAYSAK MOVES FARTHER AWAY. 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...
WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND DAWN. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON AS MAYSAK CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET AND SURF AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO
14 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SEAS AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TODAY AS MAYSAK MOVES AWAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ON
FAIS AND BY THIS EVENING ON ULITHI. PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION. 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 APPROACHES FAIS AND ULITHI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY TODAY BY MID
MORNING ON FAIS AND TODAY SHORTLY AFTER NOON ON ULITHI. TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ON FAIS AND THIS EVENING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY
MORNING ON ULITHI. TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK CARRIES THE EYE OF THIS DANGEROUS TYPHOON
VERY CLOSE TO BOTH FAIS AND 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 TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED LATE 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 THIS 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 TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS 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 BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ON WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE IS 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 THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF MAYSAK. LOCAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE LATER THIS MORNING AT 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY


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