[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
305 PM CHST FRI MAR 15 2019

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W NEWLY FORMED EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU IN YAP
STATE...AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND YAP AND NGULU IN
YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND NGULU IN YAP
STATE AND KAYANGEL IN PALAU.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 8.0N...LONGITUDE 143.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT

385 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM
395 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
425 MILES EAST OF NGULU
615 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL

03W WAS MOVING WEST AT 12 MPH WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W CURRENTLY HAS NO DAMAGING WINDS...AND IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MUCH FURTHER. WATCHES ARE
BEING ISSUED FOR THE ISLANDS CLOSEST TO THE FORECAST PATH IN CASE 03W
INTENSIFIES SLIGHTLY MORE THAN FORECAST.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM CHST...OR SOONER IF
NEEDED.

...YAP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED AT YAP. HOWEVER...THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND 03W IS EXPECTED TO PASS
SOUTH OF YAP...MEANING THAT YAP WILL RECEIVE THESE STRONG WINDS AS
THE CENTER OF 03W PASSES BY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AND
ANY SMALL LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL TURN EAST ON SATURDAY AND BUILD
TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WINDS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40
MPH...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...IF 03W INTENSIFIES MORE THAN FORECAST.
WINDS WILL THEN TURN SOUTHEAST AND DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF COULD REACH HAZARDOUS HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ON EAST FACING
REEFS AS 03W PASSES ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INUNDATION OF UP
TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY AS 03W PASSES TO THE SOUTH LATE
TONIGHT...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.


...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED AT NGULU. THE CENTER OF 03W
IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF NGULU SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. SINCE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE NORTH OF THE CENTER...NGULU
MAY NOT SEE THAT MUCH WIND. NEVERTHELESS...A WATCH IS BEING ISSUED
SINCE 03W COULD INTESIFY MORE THAN EXPECTED AND COULD MOVE SOUTH OF
THE FORECAST TRACK. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AS SEAS WILL
RISE AS 03W PASSES NORTH OF NGULU.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL TURN NORTHWEST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEST EARLY SUNDAY. GRADUALLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO
NORTHEAST...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN SPEED FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF COULD INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS 9 TO 12 FEET ON NORTH AND EAST
FACING REEFS. NO SUBSTANTIAL INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NGULU COULD RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN AS 03W PASSES TO THE NORTH
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.


...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED AT KAYANGEL. THE CENTER OF
03W IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF KAYANGEL EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SINCE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE NORTH OF THE CENTER...KAYANGEL
MAY NOT SEE THAT MUCH WIND. NEVERTHELESS...A WATCH IS BEING ISSUED
SINCE 03W COULD INTESIFY MORE THAN EXPECTED AND COULD MOVE SOUTH OF
THE FORECAST TRACK. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT AS SEAS WILL
RISE AS 03W PASSES NORTH OF KAYANGEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL TURN NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING
AND WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE INCREASING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.
GRADUALLY WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF COULD INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS 9 TO 12 FEET ON NORTH AND EAST
FACING REEFS. NO SUBSTANTIAL INUNDATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
KAYANGEL COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN AS 03W PASSES TO THE
NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

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STANKO
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