[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA (11W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST MON JUL 6 2015

...TROPICAL STORM NANGKA NOW WEST OF 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 POSSIBLE OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANGKA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.3 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 161.8 EAST.

THIS IS ABOUT  40 MILES WEST OF ENEWETAK
        ABOUT 705 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF MAJURO

TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS MOVING WEST AT 13 MPH WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA CONTINUES TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE WEST AND IS
NOW MOVING AWAY FROM ENEWETAK ATOLL. NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST LATER TODAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED.
TROPICAL STORM NANGKA IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN INTENSIFYING THIS
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TYPHOON TUESDAY.

...ENEWETAK...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT ENEWETAK
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE CENTER OF
THE STORM IS CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE ATOLL. REMAIN IN SHELTER
UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED LATER
TODAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LATER THIS MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
SEAS OF 13 AND 18 FEET AND DANGEROUS SURF OF 14 TO 20 FEET THIS
MORNING WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG SOUTH FACING
SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TODAY.

&&

.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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