[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NOUL (06W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST TUE MAY 5 2015

...TROPICAL STORM NOUL SLOWLY PASSING SOUTH OF ULITHI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR YAP ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI.

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NGULU HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.6N 139.6E

ABOUT  65 MILES WEST OF FAIS
ABOUT  20 MILES SOUTH OF ULITHI
ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF YAP
ABOUT 390 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR
ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST...250 DEGREES AT 3 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NOUL IS DRIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH...AND IS
PASSING JUST SOUTH OF ULITHI. NOUL IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST
AND PASS NORTH OF YAP AS A TYPHOON TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.

...YAP...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE...LIKELY
LATER THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AND THAT
YOUR VEHICLES HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL. LISTEN FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICE. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN
60 AND 70 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING WILL PEAK NEAR 18
FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOCAL
FLOODING IS LIKELY.

...NGULU...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT AVOID VENTURING NEAR
REEFS WHERE HAZARDOUS SURF MAY BE OCCURRING. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS AND SURF SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...AND SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING...PEAKING AS HIGH AS 10
TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE
AND THE ALL-CLEAR IS GIVEN. LISTEN FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING EAST WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE AT FAIS WILL SOON SUBSIDE TO
20 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. AT ULITHI...DAMAGING EAST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON TODAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF WILL PEAK AROUND 14 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING AT
FAIS...AND BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET TODAY AT ULITHI. MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

&&

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

$$

AYDLETT

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