[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ81 PGUM 051702
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PMZ161-052300-
TROPICAL STORM 01W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM GUAM LST MON MAR 6 2006

...TROPICAL STORM 01W APPEARS TO BE REDEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTHEAST...

...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 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM 01W WAS NEAR LATITUDE 7.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.0
DEGREES EAST. THE CENTER APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING THEN DEVELOPING
AGAIN FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST.

THE CENTER IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 185 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KOROR
                              160 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL
                               45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NGULU
                              135 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAP
                              375 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 01W IS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
40 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 THROUGH TONIGHT. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
FURTHER SHIFT TO NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST
FACING EXPOSURES THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF WILL REMAIN ABOVE HAZARDOUS
LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...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 IF RAINFALL OCCURS AT THE UPPER END OF
CURRENT ESTIMATES.

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH MAY BRIEFLY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 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 MPH.

...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 NORTH OF SONSOROL.

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

$$

STANKO




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