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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TYPHOON IN-FA (27W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
311 AM CHST THU NOV 19 2015

...TYPHOON IN-FA APPROACHING LOSAP...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON CHUUK...FANANU...LOSAP...ULUL...PULUWAT AND LUKUNOR
IN CHUUK STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK LAGOON...LOSAP AND
FANANU IN CHUUK STATE. TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
ULUL IN CHUUK STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS INCLUDING DAMAGING
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...AND TYPHOON
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LUKUNOR IN CHUUK
STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...6.5N 154.2E

ABOUT  65 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LUKUNOR
ABOUT 275 MILES WEST OF POHNPEI
ABOUT 105 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LOSAP
ABOUT 170 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK
ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FANANU
ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL
ABOUT 355 MILES EAST OF PULUWAT

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TYPHOON IN-FA CONTINUES TOWARD LOSAP...AND ON A TRACK TO PASS
JUST NORTH OF CHUUK LAGOON THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDS OVER CHUUK LAGOON AND POHNPEI...
AND CONVECTION NEAR THE CORE JUST EAST OF LOSAP. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS REMAIN 75 MPH. FURTHER INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...LUKUNOR...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE TYPHOON CENTER MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO LUKUNOR
ABOUT 65 MILES TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. LUKUNOR IS ALONG THE EDGE
OF THE DAMAGING TROPICAL FORCE WINDS WHICH ARE OCCURRING NOW. BE
SAFE AND STAY PROTECTED FROM FLYING OBJECTS. LISTEN TO
INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LOCAL LEADERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE HEAVIEST
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
BY LATE MORNING AND SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING BETWEEN 11 AND 16 FEET
WITH DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 17 FEET. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET
IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

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

&&

...LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ANY REQUIRED SHELTERING SHOULD BE
COMPLETE. DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE WILL BEGIN SOON...OR
HAVE ALREADY STARTED AT LOSAP...AND BY DAWN FOR CHUUK LAGOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 75 MPH BUT COULD STILL INTENSIFY
FURTHER TODAY. ANY NEAR OR DIRECT PASSAGE OF THE EYE WILL BRING
CATEGORY 1 TYPHOON STRENGTH DAMAGE TO THESE ISLANDS. AVOID AREAS
OF POTENTIAL MUDSLIDES AND COASTAL INUNDATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL. LISTEN TO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL BUILD TO TYPHOON FORCE LATER THIS MORNING AT LOSAP...
AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AT CHUUK LAGOON. AS THE EYE NEARS...WEST
WINDS WILL BUILD TO 65 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN SOUTH BY LATE THIS EVENING
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF IN-FA.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 14 AND 20 FEET LATE THIS
MORNING PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF OF 16 TO 24 FEET. INUNDATION OF
2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

&&

...FANANU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT. MAKE SURE THERE IS ADEQUATE FOOD
AND DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE IN A STURDY SHELTER LOCATED AWAY FROM
THE SHORE. PROTECT PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY
RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. LISTEN
TO INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LOCAL LEADERS. IN PARTICULAR
LISTEN FOR ANY CHANGES IN MOTION OR SPEED IN THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK. THE CURRENT FORECAST BRINGS IN-FA SOUTH OF FANANU LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS
MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH LATE THIS MORNING. DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
TYPHOON...DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST AND
BUILD TO TYPHOON FORCE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH AND DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 18 FEET THIS MORNING
PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF OF 14 TO 20 FEET. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3
FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

&&

...ULUL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TYPHOON WATCH ARE IN EFFECT. IF
THE STORM TRACK MOVES CLOSER TO ULUL A TYPHOON WARNING MAY BE
NECESSARY LATER THIS MORNING. REVIEW EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING
PROCEDURES. MAKE SURE THERE IS ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINKING WATER
AVAILABLE IN A SHELTER LOCATED AWAY FROM THE SHORE. PROTECT
PROPERTIES AGAINST COASTAL INUNDATION...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG
WINDS. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. LISTEN TO
INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LEADERS. IN PARTICULAR LISTEN
FOR ANY CHANGES IN MOTION OR SPEED IN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVY SHOWERS THIS MORNING. DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ARE LIKELY AS THE STORM APPROACHES THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY
MORNING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF IN-FA TRACKS FARTHER
SOUTH THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 18 FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF OF 12 TO 18 FEET. INUNDATION
OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.

...PULUWAT...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PULUWAT. REVIEW
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LISTEN TO ANY UPDATES FROM EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL TYPHOON
IN-FA PASSES WELL TO THE NORTHWEST. SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOOD AND
WATER FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IN-FA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE
NORTH THURSDAY...BUT DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM
TRACKS FARTHER SOUTH.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND
NORTHWEST TODAY AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET TODAY...WHICH
WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET MAINLY ON NORTH AND
WEST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. MINOR INUNDATION AROUND 1 FOOT IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

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

$$

M.AYDLETT
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