[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTPQ83 PGUM 041739
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA (11W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SUN JUL 5 2015

...NANGKA INTENSIFYING AND CONTINUING TOWARD ENEWETAK...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK ATOLL. TYPHOON
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR UJAE ATOLL. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE STILL POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 166.4 EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  170 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF UJAE
        ABOUT  270 MILES EAST OF ENEWETAK
        ABOUT  440 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAJURO

TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS QUICKLY MOVING TO THE WEST AND PASSING TO
THE NORTH OF UJAE ATOLL. NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TO
THE WEST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING TODAY AND MONDAY...AND IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TYPHOON LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE IT PASSES
NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF ENEWETAK THIS AFTERNOON.

...ENEWETAK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT TRACK HAS TROPICAL STORM
NANGKA BECOMING A TYPHOON LATER THIS MORNING AND PASSING CLOSE TO
ENEWETAK THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS NEED TO GO TO SHELTERS OR STURDY
STRUCTURES WHICH CAN WITHSTAND DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER THIS MORNING. BE AWARE OF FALLING
PALM FRONDS AND COCONUTS AND OTHER FLYING DEBRIS 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...
DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND DECREASING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATER
MONDAY MORNING. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK KEEPS TYPHOON FORCE WINDS
JUST NORTH OF ENEWETAK...BUT A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WOULD BRING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO THE ATOLL THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL BUILD TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
BETWEEN 13 AND 18 FEET TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 14 FEET WILL
BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 14 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF
NANGKA NEARS. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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

...UJAE...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CURRENT TRACK KEEPS DAMAGING WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA
NORTH OF UJAE. HOWEVER...A SMALL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH COULD BRING
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO UJAE THIS 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 EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 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 TODAY.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AROUND 900 AM CHST THIS MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

W. AYDLETT
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