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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP...
...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 300 PM CHST...0500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.5 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    65 MILES EAST OF FARAULEP.
                140 MILES NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI
                410 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS.
                510 MILES EAST OF YAP.

NIDA IS MOVING WEST TOWARDS THE ISLAND OF FARAULEP...AT AROUND 9
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 EVENING. IF THE TROPICAL STORM
CONTINUES ON THE PREDICTED PATH IT WOULD PASS TO THE NORTH OF ULITHI
AND FAIS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE TRACK FORECAST
AND AS A RESULT IT COULD PASS CLOSE ENOUGH TO ULITHI AND FAIS TO
BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THESE ISLANDS.

...FARAULEP...
.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 LATE 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.

...ULITHI AND FAIS...
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
UNDERTAKEN BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO
BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A TIN-ROOF HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. 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...
NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING
NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH DURING EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING DURING CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH. IF THE STORM
DOES MOVE FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED THEN THESE WINDS COULD BE
HIGHER.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
EXPECT OFFSHORE SEAS IN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS
AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET ON EXPOSED SHORELINES. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
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 9 PM.

$$

ZIOBRO/MUNDELL







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