[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 TUE MAY 12 2015

...TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN SLOWLY INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES WESTWARD...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON FANANU AND OTHER ATOLLS IN THE HALL ISLANDS OF CHUUK
STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU IN CHUUK STATE.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH...ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.2N 157.9E

ABOUT 230 MILES NORTH OF POHNPEI
ABOUT 410 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FANANU
ABOUT 450 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
ABOUT 575 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ULUL
ABOUT 915 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...55 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...DRIFTING WEST...270 DEGREES AT 3 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST WHILE SHOWING
SOME INDICATIONS OF DEVIATING JUST SOUTH AND NORTH OF 10N IN THE LATEST
SATELLITE IMAGERY. RECENT LIGHTNING NEAR THE CENTER ARE POSSIBLE
INDICATIONS THAT INTENSIFICATION HAS BEGUN IN EARNEST AS THE UPPER
LEVEL SHEAR APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING. CURRENT TRACK HAS THE PATH WELL
NORTH OF FANANU AND OTHER ATOLLS IN THE HALL ISLANDS IN CHUUK STATE
HOWEVER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO PASS JUST TO
THE NORTH OF THESE ISLANDS ON WEDNESDAY AND ANY FURTHER DEVIATION OF
THE TRACK TO THE SOUTH MAY BRING THESE WINDS TEMPORARILY ACROSS
THESE ISLANDS.

&&

...FANANU AND THE HALL ISLANDS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER FOR A FEW DAYS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL DOLPHIN PASSES WELL TO THE WEST.
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
A DIP TOWARD THE SOUTH IN THE FORECAST TRACK COULD RESULT IN HIGHER
WIND SPEEDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE HALL ISLANDS...HOWEVER ANY
SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION OF THE TRACK TO THE SOUTH COULD BRING TROPICAL
FORCE WESTERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF UP TO 14 FEET.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

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R EDSON .
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