[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 091718
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
318 AM CHST SAT FEB 10 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST...

.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 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 9.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
144.3 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 255 MILES EAST OF FAIS
              320 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
              425 MILES EAST OF YAP
  475 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
  255 MILES NORTHWEST OF SATAWAL
   85 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP
  170 MILES NORTH OF WOLEAI
  255 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS STILL EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN
AND PASS FAIRLY CLOSE WESTERN YAP STATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON FAIS AND ULITHI SHOULD FINISH PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AND STAY THERE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. 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...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT EAST AND
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BY NOON SUNDAY...
WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

...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 STEADILY BUILD TODAY. SURF WILL REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF
8 TO 10 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 10 TO 14 FT ON EAST FACING REEFS
BY THIS EVENING. STORM SURGE WITH INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS
POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON YAP AND NGULU SHOULD FINISH PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AND STAY THERE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. 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...
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN
15 AND 25 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT
EAST AND INCREASE FURTHER TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH.

...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 BUILD THIS AFTERNOON. SURF WILL REACH HAZARDOUS
LEVELS OF 9 TO 11 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 11 TO 15 FT ON EAST
FACING REEFS LATE THIS EVENING. STORM SURGE WITH INUNDATION OF UP
TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

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CHAN
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