[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W (TWO) INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
834 PM CHST FRI FEB 9 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W SLOWLY STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES WEST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON YAP...NGULU...ULITHI AND FAIS IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS, ULITHI, YAP AND
NGULU IN YAP STATE.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W
WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 10.3 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 145.4 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 335 MILES EAST OF FAIS
        ABOUT 395 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
        ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF YAP
ABOUT 555 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
ABOUT 230 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT 130 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM
ABOUT 225 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING AND IS STILL
EXPECTED TO PASS FAIRLY CLOSE TO SEVERAL ISLANDS IN YAP STATE THIS
WEEKEND.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON FAIS AND ULITHI SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL CRAFT RETURN
TO PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. STOCK UP ON FOOD AND WATER...AND BATTERIES AND GASOLINE
IF NEEDED. SERVICES COULD BE DISRUPTED FOR A FEW DAYS ON IMPACTED
ISLANDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT THEN BUILD TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE FURTHER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD PEAK AT 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. BY
SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST WITH WIND
SPEEDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 5 TO 7 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 7 TO 9 FT ON EAST FACING
REEFS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT. SURF WILL THEN INCREASE TO
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 12 TO 16 FT
ON EAST FACING REEFS AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W PASSES BY. STORM
SURGE WITH INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD
COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY.

...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON YAP AND NGULU SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL CRAFT RETURN
TO PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. STOCK UP ON FOOD AND WATER...AND BATTERIES AND GASOLINE
IF NEEDED. SERVICES COULD BE DISRUPTED FOR A FEW DAYS ON IMPACTED
ISLANDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT THEN
BUILD TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE FURTHER SATURDAY EVENING AND COULD
PEAK AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY EVENING INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST WITH WIND SPEEDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 5 TO 7 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 7 TO 9 FT ON EAST FACING
REEFS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. SURF WILL THEN INCREASE
TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 12 TO
16 FT ON EAST FACING REEFS AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W PASSES BY.
STORM SURGE WITH INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG
WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

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