[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 AM CHST TUE JUL 26 2011

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W FORMS IN YAP STATE...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON WOLEAI AND FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP
AND WOLEAI IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CHST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 145.1 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
                 185 MILES SOUTH OF FARAULEP
                 465 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                 515 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM AND
                 535 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS HEADING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
14 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL
STORM LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES WEST-
NORTHWEST.

...FARAULEP...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IF FARAULEP IS PLACED INTO A WARNING. MAKE SURE THERE IS A
SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORE AGAINST DAMAGING WINDS...SOME
COASTAL INUNDATION AND HEAVY RAIN...AND THAT ADEQUATE FOOD AND
DRINKING WATER ARE AVAILABLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
ON SMALL CRAFT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
POSSIBLE DAMAGING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
WEST-SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF 11W MOVES WEST OF
THE ISLAND. HOWEVER...MOST OF THE WINDS AT FARAULEP WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MONSOON.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 15 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. INUNDATION OF ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE
ON SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EXPOSURES...PRIMARILY RESULTING FROM THE
MONSOON FLOW.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

...WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IF FARAULEP IS PLACED INTO A WARNING. MAKE SURE THERE IS A
SUITABLE SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORE AGAINST DAMAGING WIND...SOME
COASTAL INUNDATION AND HEAVY RAIN...AND THAT ADEQUATE FOOD AND
DRINKING WATER ARE AVAILABLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL
ON SMALL CRAFT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON WOLEAI ATOLL AND
SURROUNDING ATOLLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE STORM AND MONSOON
PULL FARTHER NORTHWEST.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 14 TO 18 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 16 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
INUNDATION OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE
ON WOLEAI AND SURROUNDING ATOLLS ON ALL EXPOSURES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL LOCAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN LOCAL FLOODING OF POOR-DRAINAGE AND
LOW-LYING AREAS.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 3 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NEEDED.

$$

ZIOBRO/GUARD








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