[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK MOVING AWAY FROM 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 NO LONGER OCCURRING ON FAIS. HOWEVER...DAMAGING
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULITHI IN YAP STATE. THE EYE
OF MAYSAK BRIEFLY PASSED OVER ULITHI AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS HAVE
RESUMED. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS WILL BE ENDING SOON...BUT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND
SUNRISE.

A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND IN YAP STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING
...PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHERN YAP WATERS.

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.4N 139.3E

ABOUT  95 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FAIS
ABOUT  40 MILES NORTHWEST OF ULITHI
ABOUT 105 MILES NORTHEAST OF YAP AND
ABOUT 425 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK MADE ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO THE
ISLANDS OF FAIS AND ULITHI IN YAP STATE YESTERDAY EVENING. ULITHI
EXPERIENCED A BRIEF EYE PASSAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE TYPHOON IS
STILL MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS
TRACK FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TAKES THE EYE OF MAYSAK ABOUT 70 MILES
NORTH OF YAP AROUND DAWN TODAY. MAYSAK REMAINS A STRONG CATEGORY 5
TYPHOON WITH 160 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. MAYSAK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A
SUPER TYPHOON DURING 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 HAVE ENDED...BUT DAMAGING TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
BY MID MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS AND SURF HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS. SEAS OF 12
TO 16 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET BY MID
MORNING. PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 16 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 13 FEET
BY MID MORNING. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING.

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

...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...
EVEN THOUGH SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK HAS BEGUN MOVING AWAY FROM
ULITHI...TYPHOON FORCE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MID MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 16 TO 20 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13
FEET BY MID MORNING.  PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 20 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO
AROUND 15 FEET BY MID MORNING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS
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
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT AS SUPER TYPHOON MAYSAK PASSES NORTH OF THE
ISLAND. TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORES AND NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS.
ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE 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 AS IT PASSES TO THE NORTH OF YAP EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DURING
THIS TIME TYPHOON FORCE WINDS MAY BE OCCURRING ALONG THE NORTHERN
SHORES AND NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF YAP. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTH AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. IN
ADDITION...PEAK SURF HEIGHTS OF 22 FEET AND COASTAL INUNDATION OF 4
TO 6 FEET ALONG WINDWARD SHORELINES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING DURING
THE PASSAGE OF MAYSAK.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
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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