[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST TUE DEC 13 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W FORMS EAST OF PALAU...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND NGULU
IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
PALAU AND FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40
MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 27W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.1 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  475 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                     480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
                     660 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL AND

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS MOVING WEST AT 18 MPH. 27W IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS TRACK WILL BRING THE CENTER OF
27W VERY CLOSE TO KOROR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W ARE 30 MPH. TD
27W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

...KOROR...KAYANGEL AND NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE PRELIMINARY STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE
ARRIVAL OF DAMAGING WINDS...THE ONSET OF WHICH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO
REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RESTOCK BASIC SUPPLIES. CHECK
THE BATTERIES IN RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS. STOCK UP ON DRINKING WATER
AND CANNED OR DRIED FOOD. ENSURE YOU HAVE A MANUAL CAN OPENER. HAVE
ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS PER PERSON. GATHER MEDICINES
...TOILETRIES...AND FIRST AID SUPPLIES. CHECK FUEL LEVELS ON
AUTOMOBILES AND GENERATORS. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL ON
SMALL CRAFT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUST TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
THE STORM APPROACHES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM THE EAST ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS THE STORM PASSES SOUTH OF NGULU AND JUST TO THE
SOUTH OR CLOSE TO THE ISLAND OF BABELDAOB IN PALAU. AS THE
DEPRESSION IS STILL IN ITS FORMATIVE STAGES THE FORECAST TRACK AND
PREDICTED WINDS COULD CHANGE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THURSDAY. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 AM CHST WEDNESDAY MORNING OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

ZIOBRO/WILLIAMS





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