[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSING FAIS AND NEARING ULITHI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS IN YAP STATE.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ANOTHER 3 TO
4 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULITHI IN YAP STATE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT
OR OCCURRING AT ULITHI. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND
MIDNIGHT AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY
WEDNESDAY AROUND DAWN...PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHERN YAP WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.2N 140.7E

ABOUT  30 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FAIS
ABOUT  80 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ULITHI
ABOUT 185 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF YAP AND
ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON MAYSAK HAS MADE ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO FAIS AND
CONTINUES TOWARD ULITHI IN YAP STATE. THE TYPHOON IS MOVING WEST-
NORTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES THE EYE OF MAYSAK JUST NORTH OF
ULITHI AROUND MIDNIGHT. MAYSAK IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF YAP
AROUND DAWN ON WEDNESDAY. MAYSAK IS CURRENTLY A STRONG CATEGORY 5
TYPHOON WITH 160 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. MAYSAK IS FORECASTED TO
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

...FAIS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED! TYPHOON MAYSAK IS
NOW A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON ON A CATEGORY SCALE WITH 5 BEING
THE STRONGEST. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY MIDNIGHT.
LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TYPHOON MAYSAK IS NOW A CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH WINDS OF 160 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS MOVES AWAY FROM FAIS. WEST WINDS OF 80 TO 100
MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND
DECREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND REDUCE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY SUNRISE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET MAY BE OCCURRING WITH TYPHOON MAYSAK'S
CLOSEST APPROACH. IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 25 FEET AND
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES WILL
BE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 15 FEET BY SUNRISE.

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

...ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED! TYPHOON MAYSAK
IS NOW A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 ON A CATEGORY SCALE WITH 5 BEING
THE STRONGEST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEGUN
AND TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON. 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 A CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH WINDS OF 160 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WHEN IT APPROACHES ULITHI. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40
TO 60 MPH WILL TURN TOWARD THE WEST AS THEY INCREASE FURTHER TO
BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH WHEN THE EYE PASSES 30 MILES NORTH OF THE ISLANDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF TYPHOON MAYSAK. IN ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 25
FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 6 TO 10 FEET WITH COMPLETE OVERWASH
IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES.

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

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE SHOULD BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION. 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 IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORES AND NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS.
ENSURE THAT 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 WILL BE A MAJOR CATEGORY 5 TYPHOON WITH
WINDS OF 160 MPH WHEN IT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF YAP LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT WILL TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND
INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. DURING THIS TIME
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS MAY BE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORES AND
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF YAP. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL FURTHER
DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY NOON.


...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 15 TO 20 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 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 300 AM...OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

ZIOBRO


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