[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN (07W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST WED MAY 13 2015

...TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN 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...BUT NOT NECESSARILY EXPECTED...WITHIN
24 HOURS.

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.9N 157.2E

ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FANANU
ABOUT 400 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF WENO ISLAND CHUUK
ABOUT 850 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 875 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...260 DEGREES AT 8 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
IS A POSSIBLE INDICATION 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 LATER TODAY
AND ANY FURTHER DEVIATION OF THE TRACK TO THE SOUTH MAY BRING
THESE WINDS TEMPORARILY ACROSS THE HALL 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 STORM FORCE WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT...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 900 AM CHST THIS MORNING.

$$

STANKO


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