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TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W) LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
335 AM CHST SAT APR 11 2026
..TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST OF CHUUK
NEW INFORMATION
NONE.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE ON CHUUK, FANANU, AND ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK, FANANU, ULUL,
AND POLOWAT IN CHUUK STATE.
A TYPHOON WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS OR ARE ONGOING.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 1 AM CHST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W) WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 8.2N, LONGITUDE 150.9E. THIS IS ABOUT 70 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHUUK, 85 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FANANU, AND 100 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL, AND 160 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF POLOWAT.
STORM MOTION WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65
MPH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W) IS MOVING NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHWEST
OF CHUUK. THE TROPICAL STORM IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TYPHOON LATER
TODAY. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS OUTER ISLANDS THROUGHOUT
WESTERN CHUUK STATE, INCLUDING TO BUILDINGS AND DOWNED TREES, AS WELL
AS SOME COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION. DUE TO THE SLOW
MOVEMENT OF SINLAKU, THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FOR
THE NEXT 18 TO 30 HOURS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CHUUK STATE COULD
PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND WILL INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF
MUDSLIDES ON HIGH ISLANDS.
PRECAUTION/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETED ACCORDING TO YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS TYPHOON DISASTER PLAN. IF YOUR HOME IS NOT CAPABLE OF
WITHSTANDING STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS, GET TO A STURDY
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY
WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS, DOCKS AND MARINAS, PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO
YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD ALREADY
BE COMPLETED. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT, YOUR CRAFT SHOULD BE SAFELY
SECURED AND YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER.
REGARDING COASTAL WATERS, SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT OR
SAFE HARBOR.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
NEXT UPDATE
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN BY 9 AM CHST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
..CHUUK
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS EFFECT FOR CHUUK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W). HEED THE ADVISE OF YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OFFICIALS AND MONITOR FORECASTS BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE
ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
..WIND INFORMATION
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH ARE NOW OCCURRING IN WESTERN
COASTAL WATERS. DUE TO THE VERY SLOWLY, NEARLY STATIONARY, MOVEMENT
OF TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W), THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD AS
SINLAKU STRENGTHENS. SINLAKU WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE
REGION, MAINTAINING SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
..COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE
WESTERN WATERS. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF OF 14 TO 16 FEET
ALONG SOUTH AND WEST-FACING REEFS, WITH 1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION
LIKELY.
..OTHER STORM EFFECTS
ANOTHER 7 TO 12 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS, ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS COULD PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING AND WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF MUDSLIDES.
..FANANU
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FANANU
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W). HEED THE ADVISE OF YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OFFICIALS AND MONITOR FORECASTS BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE
ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
WIND INFORMATION
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AS TS SINLAKU MOVES VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE
REGION, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LINGER OVER THE ISLAND
LONGER THAN EXPECTED.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
SURF OF 13 TO 16 FEET AND INUNDATION AROUND 1 TO 3 FEET ALONG
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FACING REEFS.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
ANOTHER 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS, ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
..ULUL
..TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W). HEED THE ADVISE OF YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND OFFICIALS AND MONITOR FORECASTS BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE
ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
WIND INFORMATION
NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AT 45 TO 70 MPH. AS TS SINLAKU
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION, THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
CONTINUE. IF TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W) STRENGTHENS FASTER THAN
CURRENTLY FORECAST, WINDS COULD REACH TYPHOON STRENGTH. THE LATEST
FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
SURF OF 14 TO 18 FEET AND INUNDATION OF UP TO 3 FEET.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AS SINLAKU
PASSES. THIS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
..POLOWAT
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR POLOWAT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W). IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN
FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
WIND INFORMATION
NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY AT 45 TO 65 MPH. THE LATEST
FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM WINDS STARTING TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WEST,
THEN SOUTHWEST AS FANANU PASSES TO THE NORTH.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 13 TO 17 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
SURF OF 14 TO 18 FEET AND INUNDATION OF UP TO 3 FEET.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 7 TO 15 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AS TS SINLAKU PASSES.
THIS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
DOLL
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