[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
440 PM CHST TUE NOV 20 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST INTO CHUUK STATE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FANANU AND ULUL IN
CHUUK STATE AND SATAWAL IN YAP STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW
IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS OF CHUUK AND YAP STATES AND
FOR GUAM AND ROTA OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE AND FOR
PULUWAT IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK
LAGOON...LUKUNOR...LOSAP...FANANU AND ULUL IN CHUUK STATE...AND FOR
SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 5.0N...LONGITUDE 155.1E. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK AND ABOUT 915 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 34W CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST...NOW AT 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS AN INTENSIFYING 34W NEAR LOSAP LATE TONIGHT
AS A TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN THIS HEADING...PASSING CLOSE TO PULUWAT MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY...AND NORTH OF FARAULEP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FOR ANY
CHANGES THAT MAY IMPACT YOUR ISLAND.

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

THOSE UNDER A WARNING SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS
FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER
PLAN. THOSE UNDER A WATCH SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN AND
BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING
INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 9 PM CHST THIS EVENING.

GUZ001-002-201445-
/O.NEW.PGUM.TR.A.4034.181120T0640Z-000000T0000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
440 PM CHST TUE NOV 20 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THURSDAY. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT IN. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD DETERMINE THE BEST
COURSE OF ACTION TO SECURE THEIR CRAFT. KEEP INFORMED WHILE
LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST TO EAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE EVENTUALLY DECREASING AND TURNING TO
THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY REACHING
TO BETWEEN 16 AND 18 FEET WITH SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET BY THURSDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF AROUND 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN
REEF LINES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED IF THE FORWARD SPEED OF
34W DECREASES.

...LUKUNOR...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL BOATS SHOULD BE SAFELY SECURED UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.
AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. ALL LOOSE ITEMS AND TENTS SHOULD BE
SECURED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEST-NORTHWEST
AND INTENSIFY. IT IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER LUKUNOR TONIGHT. NORTH
WINDS WILL SHIFT THIS EVENING TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASING TO NEAR
TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS EVENING AS THE
STRONGER SOUTHWEST SWELL MOVES IN...RESULTING IN SURF TO 10 TO 14
FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD
SHORES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...LOSAP...CHUUK LAGOON...FANANU AND ULUL...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE YOUR HOME, SMALL BOATS,
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY BEFORE NIGHTFALL. RESIDENTS SHOULD RUSH TO
COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING OR UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 34W
PASSES FARTHER TO THE WEST OF ALL LOCATIONS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 9 AND 13 FEET THIS EVENING...
EVENTUALLY BUILDING UP TO 14 FEET WEDNESDAY. SURF OF 12 TO 15
FEET IS POSSIBLE. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY
ALONG WINDWARD SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ON
THESE ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...PULUWAT...

...A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
DESTRUCTIVE TYPHOON FORCE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. AVOID INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OR UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...34W WILL PASS
NEAR PULUWAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS AN INTENSIFYING
TROPICAL STORM. DAMAGING NORTH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
AS 34W PASSES TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING. A QUICKER
INTENSIFICATION WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING...
AND TO BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FEET WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SURF TO 12 TO
14 FEET THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BECOMING DAMAGING AT
13 TO 16 FEET WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AND EVENING. COASTAL INUNDATION OF
1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG WINDWARD SHORES.


...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

...SATAWAL...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE YOUR HOME, WATERCRAFT, AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY BEFORE NIGHTFALL. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN SURF TO 12 TO 15 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHWEST-FACING SHORES.


...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ON THESE
ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...FARAULEP...

...A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE YOUR HOME, WATERCRAFT, AND
PRIVATE PROPERTY AS THE STORM ADVANCES. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND
DEPENDING UPON HOW CLOSE 32W PASSES TO THE ISLAND...TYPHOON FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SURF TO 12 TO 15 FEET. COASTAL
INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET ALONG NORTHWEST-FACING SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ON
THESE ISLANDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

W. AYDLETT/EDSON
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