[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...RESEND FOR WEB POSTING
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA (11W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
900 PM CHST SAT JUL 4 2015

...NANGKA CONTINUING TOWARD ENEWETAK...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS...INCLUDING ENEWETAK...
UJAE AND KWAJALEIN ATOLLS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK ATOLL.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK ATOLL. TYPHOON
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 48 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR KWAJALEIN AND UJAE ATOLLS.
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...
ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 700 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 168.3 EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  105 MILES WEST OF UTIRIK
        ABOUT  160 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KWAJALEIN
        ABOUT  170 MILES NORTHWEST OF WOTJE
        ABOUT  230 MILES NORTHEAST OF UJAE
        ABOUT  335 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAJURO
        ABOUT  400 MILES EAST OF ENEWETAK

TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RECENT KWAJALEIN RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
NANGKA WELL NORTH OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL...APPROACHING RONGELAP ATOLL.
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK TURNS NANGKA BACK ONTO A WEST-NORTHWEST
HEADING TONIGHT AND CONTINUES ALONG THAT TRACK THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING
OVER THE WEEKEND AS IT PASSES JUST NORTH OF ENEWETAK SUNDAY NIGHT.

...ENEWETAK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT TRACK HAS TROPICAL STORM
NANGKA INTENSIFYING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...POSSIBLY BECOMING A
TYPHOON ON MONDAY. RESIDENTS NEED TO GO TO SHELTERS OR STURDY
STRUCTURES WHICH CAN WITHSTAND DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER SUNDAY MORNING. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT PROPERTIES FROM COASTAL INUNDATION. BE AWARE OF FALLING
PALM FRONDS AND COCONUTS CAUSED BY STRONG WINDS. STAY OUT OF THE
WATER SINCE SURF IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
LIFE THREATENING. MAKE SURE TO HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS
AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED LATER ON MONDAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS IS CURRENTLY FORECAST...DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO WEST AND INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OVERNIGHT
BEFORE GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 40 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF NANGKA INTENSIFIES FASTER
THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...AND COULD LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND SUNDAY PEAKING BETWEEN
12 AND 16 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET
WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 13 TO 18 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING
AS THE CENTER OF NANGKA NEARS. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG EAST FACING
SHORES AS NANGKA APPROACHES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA PASSES BY.

...KWAJALEIN AND UJAE...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CURRENT TRACK KEEPS DAMAGING WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA
NORTH OF BOTH KWAJALEIN AND UJAE. HOWEVER...A SMALL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH COULD BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO KWAJALEIN LATER
TONIGHT...AND UJAE SUNDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS AND WINDS SUBSIDE. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER SUNDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. LARGE WAVES WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF UP TO
14 FEET AND BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET OF COASTAL INUNDATION ALONG NORTH
AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 300 AM CHST SUNDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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