[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...MAYSAK NOW A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 TYPHOON...

.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 IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS
EVENING AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY 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 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
THE MORNING.

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 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.5N 143.1E

ABOUT 115 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 155 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT 175 MILES EAST OF FAIS
ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT 295 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AND
ABOUT 340 MILES EAST OF YAP

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM FARAULEP AND WOLEAI 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY CLOSE TO
ULITHI LATE THIS EVENING. MAYSAK IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF YAP
AROUND DAWN ON WEDNESDAY. MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY A STRONG CATEGORY 4
TYPHOON WITH 145 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. MAYSAK IS FORECASTED TO
INTENSIFY FURTHER AND COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 5...155 MPH...TYPHOON
DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

...FAIS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW A
DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 ON A 5 CATEGORY SCALE WITH 5 BEING THE STRONGEST.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER THAT WILL LAST FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW FORECAST TO BE A CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH WINDS
OF 155 TO 160 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WHEN IT APPROACHES FAIS. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 30
AND 40 MPH BY NOON. WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST THEN WEST
AS THEY INCREASE FURTHER TO TYPHOON FORCE. THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK STILL CARRIES THE EYE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS TYPHOON VERY
CLOSE TO FAIS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 25 TO 35 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF TYPHOON MAYSAK. IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 25
FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES
WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

...ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW A
DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 ON A 5 CATEGORY SCALE WITH 5 BEING THE STRONGEST.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT SIX
HOURS AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EVENING. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW FORECAST TO BE A CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH WINDS
OF 155 TO 160 MPH WHEN IT APPROACHES ULITHI. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH BY MID
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST THEN WEST AS THEY
INCREASE FURTHER TO TYPHOON FORCE. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK STILL
CARRIES THE EYE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS TYPHOON VERY CLOSE TO ULITHI.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 25 TO 35 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF TYPHOON MAYSAK. IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 25
FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH COMPLETE OVERWASH
POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 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 THIS EVENING
ON YAP AS TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSES NORTH OF THE ISLAND. 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 5 TYPHOON WITH
WINDS OF 155 TO 160 MPH WHEN IT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF YAP LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
THIS MORNING WILL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING. YAP IS EXPECTED TO HAVE NEAR TYPHOON FORCE
WESTERLY WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH AS MAYSAK MAKES ITS CLOSEST POINT OF
APPROACH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS COULD BE A
LITTLE STRONGER IF MAYSAK TAKES A MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK...OR A LITTLE
WEAKER IF THE TYPHOON TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 18 TO 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. 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 6 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.

&&

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM FARAULEP
ISLAND. WINDS ARE SUBSIDING BUT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CAN STILL
BE EXPECTED THIS 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 OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
BY AROUND MIDDAY AS MAYSAK CONTINUES MOVING AWAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 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 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE EYE OF TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW MOVING AWAY FROM 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 SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY
EARLY 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
13 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.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON AT 300 PM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

MCELROY/STANKO/GUARD


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