[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W MOVING 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 AND FOR
THOSE ON KAYANGEL IN PALAU.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KAYANGEL IN PALAU.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W
WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 9.7 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 142.8 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 140 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP
              155 MILES EAST OF FAIS
              175 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WOLEAI
              220 MILES EAST OF ULITHI
              290 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
              320 MILES EAST OF YAP
              375 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NGULU
              565 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU
              595 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS STILL EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN
AND PASS ACROSS WESTERN YAP STATE 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
SUNDAY NOON... 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 ON YAP AND TONIGHT ON NGULU.
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 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

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

...KAYANGEL IN PALAU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON KAYANGEL SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BY SUNDAY 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 15 MPH TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IF 02W MOVES
SOUTH OF THE EXPECTED TRACK OR INTENSIFIES WINDS MAY INCREASE
FURTHER TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD
THE SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 TO 20 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 TONIGHT. SURF WILL REACH
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 TO 11 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND EAST
FACING REEFS SUNDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY.

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