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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
315 AM CHST SUN FEB 11 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W STRENGTHENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

.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 AND KOROR IN PALAU.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

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 6.7 DEGREES NORTH AND
LONGITUDE 138.9 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FAIS
  225 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI
  200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
  145 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
  305 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU
  310 MILES EAST OF KOROR PALAU
  615 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 28 MPH WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT PASSES
SOUTH OF NGULU IN YAP STATE THIS MORNING. IT COULD BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM LATER THIS MORNING AS IT SLOWS DOWN AND TURNS WESTWARD. THE
CURRENT TRACK BRINGS IT VERY CLOSE TO KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN PALAU
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR
THESE LOCATIONS.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON FAIS AND ULITHI SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE STURDY STRUCTURES AS
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
MORNING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. STAY INFORMED WITH LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ON THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. BY THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-
SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 10 TO 12 FT
ON EAST FACING REEFS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. STORM SURGE WITH
INUNDATION OF LESS THAN 1 FOOT REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD
COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING.

...YAP AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON YAP AND NGULU SHOULD REMAIN INSIDE STURDY STRUCTURES AS
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL THROUGH
AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. STAY INFORMED WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
ON THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-
SOUTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 10 TO 12 FT
ON EAST FACING REEFS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. STORM SURGE WITH
INUNDATION OF LESS THEN 1 FOOT REMAINS POSSIBLE ALONG WINDWARD
COASTAL AREAS.

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

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN PALAU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL SHOULD RUSH TO FINISH PREPARATIONS FOR
DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN BY LATER THIS MORNING. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 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. LISTEN TO
DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY NOON. THEN WINDS WILL BECOME EAST AND
PEAK AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STARTING LATE TONIGHT...WINDS SHOULD TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN
SHOWERS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF OF 6 TO 8 FT ON NORTH FACING REEFS AND 8 TO 10 FT ON EAST FACING
REEFS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 11 TO 14 FT ON NORTH
AND EAST FACING REEFS BY NOON TODAY. STORM SURGE WITH INUNDATION UP
TO 1 FOOT IS PROBABLE ALONG WINDWARD COASTAL AREAS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. FLASH FLOODING IN
HILLY AREAS OF BABELDAOB IS POSSIBLE.

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CHAN
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