[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN MOVING AWAY FROM THE ISLAND OF MOKIL...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
POHNPEI AND PAKIN IN POHNPEI STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 34 TO 73 MPH...ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING...AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PINGELAP AND MOKIL
IN POHNPEI STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING
WINDS OF 34 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...7.3N 159.8E

ABOUT  95 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINGELAP
ABOUT  35 MILES NORTH OF MOKIL
ABOUT 115 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF POHNPEI
ABOUT 130 MILES EAST OF PAKIN

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AND IS PASSING NEAR
MOKLI THIS EVENING. IT WILL PASS ABOUT 100 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 COULD CHANGE.

...PINGELAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 WILL DECREASE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS ON
PINGELAP. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL
DECREASE 20 TO 30 MPH BY SUNRISE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
MONDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND
SHOULD FALL TO 8 TO 11 FEET MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

&&

...MOKIL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OCCURRING AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST
TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD FALL BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING AND DECREASE FURTHER TO 20
TO 30 MPH BY NOON MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 13 TO 18 FEET OR MORE ARE LIKELY TONIGHT...PRODUCING
DANGEROUS SURF UP TO 16 FEET. THIS CAN PRODUCE COASTAL INUNDATION OF
2 TO 3 FEET AT HIGH TIDE. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON MONDAY AND
SHOULD FALL TO 8 TO 11 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

&&

...POHNPEI AND PAKIN...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. 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. A DIP TOWARD THE SOUTH IN THE
FORECAST TRACK COULD RESULT IN HIGHER WIND SPEEDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
AROUND NOON MONDAY THEN DIMINISH FURTHER MONDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF OF 13 TO 16 FEET. SURF
WILL BE HAZARDOUS MAINLY ON EAST...NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS. THIS
WILL CAUSE INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET ON WINDWARD COASTS. A PROLONGED
NORTH WIND WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IN SOKEHS BAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
OBSERVATIONS FROM POHNPEI INDICATE MORE THAN 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL
HAS BEEN RECORDED DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. LOCAL FLOODING IS
ALREADY OCCURRING AND MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 300 AM CHST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

$$

ZIOBRO


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