[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[EMWIN Server]

WTPQ81 PGUM 051046
HLSPQ1
PMZ161-051700-
TROPICAL STORM 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM GUAM LST SUN MAR 5 2006

...TROPICAL STORM 01W CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SONSOROL.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM GUAM LST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 01W WAS NEAR
LATITUDE 7.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.2 DEGREES EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT 195 MILES EAST OF KOROR
              175 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL
               55 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU
              145 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP
              380 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 01W IS MOVING
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...
PORTIONS OF PALAU ARE NOW IN TROPICAL STORM 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 THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
FURTHER SHIFT TO NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 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
BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 30 KT.

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

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL 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 A POTENTIAL FOR
MUDSLIDES ON STEEP SLOPES.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTH WIND 10 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BEFORE 4 AM
ON TUESDAY IF THE TROPICAL STORM COMES CLOSER TO SONSOROL THAN
EXPECTED. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO 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...
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL
STORM 01W PASSES CLOSE TO SONSOROL.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 AM GUAM LST MONDAY.

$$

AHN




This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net