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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN (07W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST SUN MAY 10 2015

...TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN MOVING NORTHWEST AWAY FROM KOSRAE...

.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 OCCURRING
MAINLY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS.

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 TODAY ON PINGELAP AND TONIGHT ON
MOKIL.

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
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LOCATION...5.5N 162.0E

ABOUT  70 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KOSRAE
ABOUT 110 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PINGELAP
ABOUT 175 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MOKIL
ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF POHNPEI
ABOUT 300 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAKIN
ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF SAPWUAFIK (NGATIK)
ABOUT 705 MILES EAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
ABOUT 1295 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST...325 DEGREES AT 6 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWEST AWAY FROM KOSRAE
AND IS FORECAST TO PASS CLOSE TO PINGELAP TODAY AND NEAR MOKIL
TONIGHT BEFORE PASSING ABOUT 85 MILES NORTHEAST OF POHNPEI EARLY
MONDAY. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE FUTURE TRACK AND
INTENSIFICATION OF TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN SO THAT WINDS...SEAS
AND OTHER STORM EFFECTS FOR EACH ISLAND ARE STILL SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN.

...KOSRAE...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE AS
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN MOVES AWAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OVER THE WESTERN COASTAL WATERS AND SHORES OF KOSRAE THIS
MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY
AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 10 FEET
TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET TODAY ALONG WEST AND SOUTH
FACING REEFS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO
12 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS  POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN COASTAL WATERS OF KOSRAE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

...PINGELAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOUR STORM PREPAREDNESS PLAN SHOULD BE COMPLETE. REMAIN IN YOUR
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR IN PROGRESS...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH SHORTLY AFTER NOON...AND
DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY SUNSET THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT. WIND SPEED...
TIMING AND DIRECTION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL
STORM DOLPHIN MOVES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET ARE LIKELY TODAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS
SURF UP TO 18 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND SHOULD
FALL TO 8 TO 11 FEET MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING
AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHORTLY AFTER NOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AROUND
SUNSET...THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. WINDS
SHOULD FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
DECREASE FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER SUNRISE. WIND SPEED...TIMING
AND DIRECTION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM
DOLPHIN MOVES.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET OR MORE ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF UP TO 18 FEET. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE ON MONDAY AND SHOULD FALL TO 8 TO 11 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 8 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. 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
SUBSIDE. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY. WIND SPEED...TIMING AND DIRECTION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON
EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN MOVES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND COULD LAST
INTO MONDAY MORNING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE NOT LIKELY UNLESS
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN TAKES A SHARP TURN TO THE WEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 12 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF OF 13 TO 16 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 DOLPHIN PASSING WELL 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 SUBSIDE. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

...WIND INFORMATION...
A SOUTHERLY DRIFT IN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM
DOLPHIN COULD RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MONDAY.

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

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

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

$$

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