[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 050438
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PMZ161-051100-
TROPICAL STORM 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM GUAM LST SUN MAR 5 2006

...TROPICAL STORM 01W MOVING TOWARDS PALAU...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL IN THE REPUBLIC OF
PALAU.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM GUAM LST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 01W WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.5
DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 215 MILES EAST OF KOROR
                            210 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
                             95 MILES SOUTH OF NGULU
                            185 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
                            380 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 01W
IS DRIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 3 MPH.

IF TROPICAL STORM 01W TRACKS FURTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED...THAN
BRIEF PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR ON SONSOROL
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...
PORTIONS OF PALAU ARE NOW IN CONDITION 3. RESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF PALAU SHOULD PREPARE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ON MONDAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO
45 KT AFTER 4 AM ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON TO WEST WIND 25 TO 30 KT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES
WILL BE HAZARDOUS 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TROPICAL STORM 01W PASSES CLOSE TO KOROR. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING IS HIGH IN HILLY AREAS AND ALONG STREAMS. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES ON STEEP SLOPES.

...SONSOROL...
IF THE TROPICAL STORM MOTION IS FURTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED...THAN
BRIEF PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR ON SONSOROL
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WIND 10 KTS BECOMING NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER 4 AM
ON TUESDAY IF THE TROPICAL STORM COMES CLOSER TO SONSOROL THAN
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO WEST WIND 10
TO 15 KT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SURF ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES WILL BE 6 TO
8 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS TROPICAL STORM 01W PASSES CLOSE TO SONSOROL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM GUAM LST.


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