[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W  LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1026 AM CHST TUE NOV 20 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W DEVELOPING EAST-NORTHEAST OF NUKUORO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND LUKUNOR.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON CHUUK...PULUWAT...ULUL...FANANU...LOSAP AND LUKUNOR IN
CHUUK STATE.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND LUKUNOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK...PULUWAT...ULUL
AND FANANU.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CHST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 4.5N...LONGITUDE 156.2E. THIS WAS ABOUT 180 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF LUKUNOR, 290 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOSAP AND 360 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W HAS MOVED WEST-NORTHWEST
AT 10 MPH. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER WAS 30 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS 34W NEAR LOSAP THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROPICAL
STORM WITH WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND INTENSIFYING. IF IT CONTINUES ON
THIS WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK...THEN 34W WILL PASS NORTHWEST OF MOST
LOCATIONS IN CHUUK STATE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST ARE STILL POSSIBLE SO ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES FOR ANY CHANGES THAT
MAY IMPACT YOUR ISLAND.

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AROUND 3 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

...LOSAP AND LUKUNOR...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR LOSAP AND LUKUNOR...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL BOATS SHOULD BE SAFELY SECURED UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.
AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AND TENTS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...
RESULTING IN SURF TO 10 TO 13 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 3 FEET
IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHWEST-FACING SHORES.

SURF WILL GENERATE DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ON THESE
ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...CHUUK...PULUWAT...ULUL AND FANANU...

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK...PULUWAT...ULUL AND
FANANU...

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE DUE TO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN 48 HOURS. PLEASE USE
EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU SECURE YOUR HOME, SMALL BOATS, AND PRIVATE
PROPERTY BEFORE NIGHTFALL. AVOID INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL.

...WIND INFORMATION...
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 34W TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST, SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AS CURRENTLY FORECAST...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION...
COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING...
RESULTING IN SURF TO 12 TO 15 FEET. COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO
3 FEET IS LIKELY ALONG NORTHWEST-FACING SHORES.

...OTHER STORM EFFECTS...
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ON THESE
ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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