[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST WED DEC 14 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W MOVING TOWARDS THE REPUBLIC 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 REMAINS 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 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.1 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.8 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT  300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP
                     270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU
                     440 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL AND
                     445 MILES EAST OF KOROR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W IS
MOVING WESTWARD AT 18 MPH. THIS TRACK WILL BRING THE CENTER OF 27W
VERY CLOSE TO KOROR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

...NGULU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF
POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS...PRIMARY IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND GUSTS...THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES AND RECHECK BASIC SUPPLIES. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL ON SMALL CRAFT UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W
PASSES TO THE SOUTH. WINDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW
DAMAGING LEVELS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

...KOROR AND KAYANGEL...

.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
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS 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 UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM
THE NORTHEAST...TURNING TO THE EAST...OVER NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AROUND MID-MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
BELOW DAMAGING LEVELS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THURSDAY. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
EXPECTED. 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 2 PM CHST.

$$

EDSON/ZIOBRO





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