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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1139 AM CHST THU NOV 19 2015

...TROPICAL STORM IN-FA EAST OF CHUUK LAGOON...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR GUAM AND GUAM
WATERS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN GUAM AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM... AND
ON CHUUK...FANANU...LOSAP...ULUL...PULUWAT AND LUKUNOR IN CHUUK
STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND GUAM WATERS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LUKUNOR AND
PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO
73 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR PULUWAT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER THIS MORNING FOR
LUKUNOR.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.7N...LONGITUDE 152.9E. THIS WAS ABOUT
690 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION WAS WEST-NORTHWEST.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IN-FA HAS WEAKENED OVERNIGHT BUT STILL REMAINS A STRONG TROPICAL
STORM. IN-FA IS MOVING THROUGH CHUUK STATE...AND IS EXPECTED TO
PASS NEAR FANANU THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65
MPH. IN-FA IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
COULD BECOME A TYPHOON AGAIN THIS EVENING OR EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN
SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL
NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND
SECURE THEIR CRAFT.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS FOR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IF IN-FA IS STILL APPROACHING. IN
LOCATIONS WHERE DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING...REMAIN IN A
STURDY SHELTER UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. DO NOT START ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GUZ001-PMZ151-190600-
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GUAM-GUAM COASTAL WATERS-
1139 AM CHST THU NOV 19 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IN-FA (27W) PASSES NEARBY...THE THREAT FOR
SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS SHOULD NOT INCREASE. HOWEVER...THERE IS
STILL SOME POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SINCE
IN-FA MAY STILL TRACK FARTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED...CLOSELY
MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.

SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FEET
BY SATURDAY AS TROPICAL STORM IN-FA PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

$$

...LUKUNOR...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IN-FA MOVING AWAY FROM LUKUNOR.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BEFORE
NOON. REMAIN IN SUITABLE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM YOUR LOCAL LEADERS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
SUBSIDE. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE NOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE THIS
MORNING AND SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 AND DANGEROUS SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WILL
SUBSIDE THROUGH TODAY AS IN-FA MOVES FARTHER AWAY. MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

...LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ANY REQUIRED SHELTERING SHOULD BE COMPLETE.
LATEST SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE WELL TO
THE NORTH OF LOSAP AND WILL PASS NORTH OF CHUUK LAGOON THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ANY SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT OR INTENSIFICATION OF IN-
FA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS COULD BRING THE THREAT OF TYPHOON
CONDITIONS TO CHUUK. DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH
OR MORE ARE LIKELY OCCURRING AT LOSAP AND ARE EXPECTED SOON ACROSS
CHUUK LAGOON. 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AT LOSAP WHILE WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER IN-FA MOVES NORTH OF CHUUK LAGOON.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AT LOSAP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND TONIGHT AT CHUUK. IN ADDITION...THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL STORM IN-FA ARE FOUND EAST OF THE CENTER SO WINDS MAY
NOT INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AT CHUUK UNTIL THE CENTER IS NORTH OF
CHUUK.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 18 FEET LATER THIS MORNING PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF
OF 16 TO 20 FEET. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON WINDWARD
EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR LANDSLIDES ON VULNERABLE SLOPES.

&&

...FANANU...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. PREPARATIONS FOR TYPHOON
CONDITIONS SHOULD ALREADY BE COMPLETED. 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
JUST SOUTH OF FANANU THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS
MORNING WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
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...
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

&&

...ULUL...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS
AFTERNOON AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. 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...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN HEAVY SHOWERS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
INCREASE TO DAMAGING LEVELS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. TYPHOON
FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GRATER ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
AS THE CENTER OF IN-FA PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH OF ULUL. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IN-FA BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM ULUL.


...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...

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.

...PULUWAT...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.
EMERGENCY AND SHELTERING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING
AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SET ASIDE ENOUGH FOOD AND WATER
FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ALTHOUGH IN-FA IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE
NORTH OF PULUWAT FRIDAY...A BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WINDS IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
WINDS SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...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 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

WILLIAMS/SIMPSON
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