[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
859 AM CHST SUN MAR 17 2019

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W IS NOW EAST OF KOROR...

.NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE...AND
KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 7.4N...LONGITUDE 135.7E. THIS WAS ABOUT

80 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
85 MILES EAST OF KOROR
105 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PELELIU
110 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ANGAUR
140 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU
215 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP
745 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

03W WAS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED BUT SOME DEEP
CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR THE CENTER. THIS WILL ALLOW SLIGHT
INTENSIFICATION TODAY. THE LATEST FORECAST SHOWS A SMALL INCREASE IN
MAX WINDS...TO AROUND 35 MPH LATER TODAY AND ON MONDAY...BEFORE 03W
BEGINS TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. A STEADY WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST HEADING
WILL LIKELY BRING 03W JUST SOUTH OF KOROR THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL
STORM WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ISLANDS CLOSEST TO THE FORECAST
PATH IN CASE 03W INTENSIFIES.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED AT NGULU. THE CENTER OF 03W
IS PULLING WELL WEST OF NGULU. ONE LAST CONVECTIVE BLOWUP IS JUST
SOUTH OF NGULU. WHEN THIS EITHER MOVES AWAY OR DISSIPATES THE WATCH
CAN THEN BE CANCELED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL SEAS
SUBSIDE TO NORMAL LEVELS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY
AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION IS
EXPECTED.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE 03W PULLS FARTHER
AWAY.

...KAYANGEL...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL NOT EXPECTED AT KAYANGEL. HOWEVER...THE
CENTER OF 03W IS EXPECTED TO PASS ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF KAYANGEL
AROUND NOON. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS 03W COULD
INTENSIFY MORE THAN EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED AS
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY AS 03W APPROACHES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING
AFTER 03W HAS PASSED.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF WILL INCREASE TODAY AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 14 FEET
ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS BY NOON. INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS
POSSIBLE. SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT AS 03W PASSES.

...KOROR...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT KOROR. HOWEVER...TD 03W IS
EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE INTENSITY AS IT PASSES
JUST SOUTH OF KOROR THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR KOROR AS 03W COULD STILL INTENSIFY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN SECURED IN PORT AS SEAS WILL RISE TODAY AS 03W APPROACHES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO BETWEEN
25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS BY NOON. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING
TONIGHT. WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK SHOWING 03W PASSING JUST
SOUTH OF KOROR THIS AFTERNOON...WIND DIRECTIONS TODAY COULD VARY IF
03W TRACKS A LITTLE NORTH OF THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE TONIGHT AFTER 03W HAS PASSED.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 14 FEET ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY. INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT IS POSSIBLE.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT AS 03W PASSES.

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STANKO
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