[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NIDA (26W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1200 PM CHST TUE NOV 24 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR FARAULEP...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON FARAULEP AND SURROUNDING WATERS OUT TO 40 NM.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MPH
ARE OCCURRING...OR EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1000 AM CHST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.7 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 75 MILES EAST OF FARAULEP.

NIDA IS MOVING WEST AT AROUND 8 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST-
NORTHWEST DURING NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NIDA IS INTENSIFYING SOUTH OF GUAM AND MOVING SLOWLY
WEST TOWARD THE ISLAND OF FARAULEP. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH
COASTAL INUNDATION DUE TO STORM SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED ON FARAULEP AS
THE TROPICAL STORM PASSES NEARBY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SAFE SHELTER AWAY FROM BOTH THE OCEAN AND LAGOON. TAKE ALL
NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE SMALL CRAFT. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER THE STORM PASSES AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 50 TO 60
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY EARLY EVENING DURING CLOSEST POINT OF
APPROACH. IF STRONG WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS MAY MEAN THE EYE OF
THE STORM IS PASSING OVERHEAD. IF THIS OCCURS...DO NOT VENTURE FAR
FROM SAFE SHELTER...AS STRONG WINDS WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE FROM THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT OFFSHORE SEAS IN EXCESS OF 15 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS AROUND
14 TO 18 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM.

$$

MUNDELL




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