[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...NANGKA CONTINUING TOWARDS ENEWETAK...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN ENEWETAK ATOLL IN THE WESTERN MARSHALL ISLANDS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TYPHOON WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ENEWETAK ATOLL. TYPHOON
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN 12 HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 164.1 EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  115 MILES EAST OF ENEWETAK
        ABOUT  170 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF UJAE
        ABOUT  555 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF MAJURO

TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS QUICKLY MOVING WEST TOWARDS ENEWETAK
ATOLL. NANGKA WILL CONTINUE WEST...WITH A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM NANGKA
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON LATER TONIGHT AS IT PASSES NEAR
ENEWETAK THIS EVENING.

.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...
WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

...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 TONIGHT.T FEW DAYS. TROPICAL STORM NANGKA
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON TONIGHT AS IT PASSES NEAR OR JUST
NORTH OF ENEWETAK THIS EVENING.

...ENEWETAK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TYPHOON CONDITIONS INCLUDING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 74 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THE CURRENT TRACK HAS TROPICAL STORM
NANGKA BECOMING A TYPHOON THIS EVENING OR LATER TONIGHT WHILE
PASSING CLOSE TO ENEWETAK. RESIDENTS NEED TO GO TO SHELTERS OR STURDY
STRUCTURES WHICH CAN WITHSTAND DAMAGING WINDS BEFORE TYPHOON
CONDITIONS ARRIVE. 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 NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE SOUTHEAST
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 WEST OF ENEWETAK...BUT FASTER INTENSIFICATION WOULD BRING
TYPHOON FORCE 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.

&&

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

$$

M. AYDLETT
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