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

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W MOVING NORTHWEST IN YAP STATE...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR WOLEAI AND FARAULEP IN YAP STATE HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THOSE ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI 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 DEPRESSION 11W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.8 DEGREES
EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT    100 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOLEAI
                 120 MILES WEST OF FARAULEP
                 180 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
                 240 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
                 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP AND
                 375 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W HAS BEEN RELOCATED FARTHER
NORTH ENDING THE THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT WOLEAI AND
FARAULEP. TD 11W IS STILL EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS AND MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...FAIS AND ULITHI...

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

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH 11W WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF
FAIS AND ULITHI AS THE CENTER PASSES TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR HEAVIER SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF 11W MOVES NORTH
OF THE ISLANDS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 14 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SHORELINES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. INUNDATION OF ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE
ON SOUTHERN...WESTERN AND NORTHERN 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.

...FARAULEP AND WOLEAI...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY SEAS AND HIGH SURF ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AS TD 11W MOVES AWAY FROM THE
AREA. SMALL BOATS AND WATER CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN SECURED AND STAY IN
PORT THROUGH TODAY. DO NOT ATTEMPT INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS
AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...WIND INFORMATION...
SUSTAINED DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AT FARAULEP AND
WOLEAI. HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
OFFSHORE SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 12 FEET CAN
BE EXPECTED ON SOUTHWESTERN...WESTERN AND NORTHERN SHORELINES
WEDNESDAY. MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION ABOVE HIGH TIDE IS POSSIBLE ON
WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSURES...PRIMARILY RESULTING FROM THE
STRONG MONSOON FLOW. SEAS AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS HAVE MOVED TO THE NORTHWEST OF FARAULEP AND
WOLEAI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT.

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

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WILLIAMS







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