[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM WUTIP (02W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
919 AM CHST WED FEB 20 2019

...TROPICAL STORM WUTIP (02W) INTESIFYING AND MOVING WEST 15 MPH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WUTIP.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON NUKUORO IN POHNPEI STATE...CHUUK...PULUWAT...ULUL...
FANANU...LOSAP AND LUKUNOR IN CHUUK STATE AND SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NUKUORO IN POHNPEI
STATE...AND LUKUNOR...LOSAP AND CHUUK IN CHUUK STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
DAMAGING WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS OR ARE OCCURRING.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU...PULUWAT AND
ULUL IN CHUUK STATE AND SATAWAL IN YAP STATE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM...TROPICAL STORM WUTIP (02W) WAS LOCATED NEAR 4.6N 155.2E.
THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKUORO...ABOUT 105 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR...230 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOSAP...300 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK AND 935 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. STORM MOTION
WAS WEST AT 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK FOR TROPICAL STORM WUTIP (02W) IS TOWARD THE
WEST...MOVING JUST NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NUKUORO IN POHNPEI STATE
AND SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR...LOSAP AND CHUUK IN CHUUK STATE IN THE
NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. WUTIP IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TYPHOON AS EARLY
AS THURSDAY MORNING.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 3 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

...NUKUORO...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR THE ONSET OF
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. AVOID ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN STURDY
BUILDINGS AS FAR INLAND AS POSSIBLE. REMAIN IN SHELTER UNTIL GIVEN
THE ALL CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KNOTS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE FALLING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BEFORE SUNSET.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS ARE LIKELY AFTER THE STORM PASSES. INUNDATION
OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AS THE STORM PASSES.

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

...CHUUK...LOSAP...LUKUNOR AND NEARBY ISLANDS...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE PREPARATIONS NEARLY COMPLETE FOR THE ONSET OF
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
AVOID ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED.
SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN STURDY BUILDINGS AS FAR INLAND AS POSSIBLE. ONCE
IN THE SHELTER...REMAIN THERE UNTIL GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
MORNING BECOMING EAST AT 40 TO 50 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL BUILD TODAY REACHING 14 TO 17
FEET OVERNIGHT. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE AS THE STORM
PASSES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...
INCREASING THE CHANCE OF MUDSLIDES ON THE LAGOON HIGH ISLANDS.

...SATAWAL AND PULUWAT...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY FOR THE ONSET OF
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THURSDAY MORNING. PLEASE USE
EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE CANOES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AS THE STORM
APPROACHES. AVOID ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN STURDY BUILDINGS AS FAR INLAND AS
POSSIBLE. ONCE IN THE SHELTER...REMAIN THERE UNTIL GIVEN THE ALL
CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ACTUAL STORM
TRACK AND DEVELOPMENT WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A TROPICAL STORM OR
TYPHOON WARNING BECOMES NECESSARY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL GRADUALLY BUILD AS THE STORM
APPROACHES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 16 FEET. INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET
IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN.

...ULUL AND FANANU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY FOR THE ONSET OF
DAMAGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS EVENING. PLEASE USE EXTRA
CAUTION AS YOU SECURE CANOES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY AS THE STORM
APPROACHES. AVOID ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN STURDY BUILDINGS AS FAR INLAND AS
POSSIBLE. ONCE IN THE SHELTER...REMAIN THERE UNTIL GIVEN THE ALL
CLEAR.

...WIND INFORMATION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...POSSIBLY
BECOMING TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT. THE ACTUAL STORM TRACK AND
DEVELOPMENT WILL DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
BECOMES NECESSARY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL GRADUALLY BUILD AS THE STORM
APPROACHES...POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 14 FEET. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET
IS POSSIBLE.

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

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BAQUI/W.AYDLETT
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