[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM 07W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SAT MAY 9 2015

...TROPICAL STORM 07W DRIFTING EAST...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON KOSRAE...AND ON PINGELAP...MOKIL...SAPWUAFIK
(NGATIK)...PAKIN AND POHNPEI IN POHNPEI STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOSRAE. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 34 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
IN 12 TO 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PINGELAP AND MOKIL IN
POHNPEI STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS
OF 34 TO 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED IN 24 TO 36 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POHNPEI AND PAKIN IN POHNPEI
STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 34 TO
73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS...AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF
74 MPH OR MORE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAPWUAFIK (NGATIK) IN
POHNPEI STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS
OF 34 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...4.1N 162.5E

ABOUT  90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KOSRAE
ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINGELAP
ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOKIL
ABOUT 355 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF POHNPEI
ABOUT 375 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAKIN
ABOUT 370 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAPWUAFIK (NGATIK)
ABOUT 765 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
ABOUT 1370 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...EAST...090 DEGREES AT 5 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

TROPICAL STORM 07W IS DRIFTING EASTWARD...BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN
NORTH THIS MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON TOWARD PINGELAP
AND MOKIL. BY EVENING...TROPICAL STORM 07W IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVING
ON A WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK THAT WOULD TAKE IT ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF
POHNPEI SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE TIMING OF THE TURN TO THE NORTHWEST...AS WELL AS THE FUTURE
TRACK AND INTENSIFICATION OF TROPICAL STORM 07W SO THAT WINDS...SEAS
AND OTHER STORM EFFECTS FOR EACH ISLAND ARE ALSO UNCERTAIN.

...KOSRAE...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN SHOULD BE UNDERWAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS...AND PLENTY OF GASOLINE FOR
VEHICLES AND GENERATORS. FIND A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES.
DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE AFTER
TROPICAL STORM 07W MOVES AWAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM 07W WILL LIKELY BRING TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS TO SOUTHERN AND WESTERN SHORES OF KOSRAE LATER
THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND PEAK LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY
DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEED...TIMING AND
DIRECTION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE EXACT STORM MOTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET TODAY...WHICH WOULD
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET. INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT
IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

...PINGELAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN SHOULD BE UNDERWAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS. FIND A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED AFTER 07W PASSES. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...

AS TROPICAL STORM 07W IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...AND WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER
SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE
DAY ON SUNDAY. WIND SPEED...TIMING AND DIRECTION MAY VARY DEPENDING
ON EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM 07W MOVES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 FEET OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. SEAS
MAY PEAK AT 15 FEET OR MORE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS
SURF UP TO 18 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.

&&

...MOKIL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN SHOULD BE UNDERWAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS. FIND A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM
SHORELINES. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED AFTER 07W PASSES. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...

AS TROPICAL STORM 07W IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PEAK AT 50 TO 60 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO
SOUTH DURING THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DECREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO
35 MPH BY EVENING. WIND SPEED...TIMING AND DIRECTION MAY VARY
DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM 07W MOVES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 FEET OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SEAS MAY PEAK
AT 15 FEET OR MORE SUNDAY MORNING......PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF UP
TO 18 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.

&&

...POHNPEI AND PAKIN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD
AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS...AND PLENTY OF GASOLINE FOR VEHICLES AND
GENERATORS. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED AFTER 07W PASSES. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. WIND SPEED...TIMING AND DIRECTION MAY
VARY DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM 07W MOVES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL STORM 07W IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND COULD LAST INTO EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON IF THE TRACK DROPS A LITTLE FARTHER
SOUTH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 FEET OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SEAS MAY PEAK AT 15 FEET OR MORE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF UP TO 18 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. LOCAL
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE.

...SAPWUAFIK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REVIEW YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS
TROPICAL STORM 07W PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE ISLAND.
HOWEVER...ANY SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE PATH TO THE SOUTH COULD PUT
SAPWUAFIK INTO THE EFFECTS OF A TROPICAL STORM. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED AFTER 07W PASSES. FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
A SOUTHERLY DRIFT IN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM 07W
COULD RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SUNDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS MAY BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET TONIGHT...WHICH
WOULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET...MAINLY ON WEST AND
NORTH FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

$$

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