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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
347 PM CHST THU MAY 7 2026
...TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL YAP
STATE...
NEW INFORMATION
NONE.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTION
FOR PEOPLE ON YAP, NGULU, ULITHI, FAIS, FARAULEP, WOLEAI AND SATAWAL
IN YAP STATE.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP, WOLEAI,
ULITHI AND FAIS IN YAP STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS, AND NGULU IN YAP STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 1 PM CHST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 7.3N, LONGITUDE 143.4E. THIS WAS ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF
WOLEAI, 115 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP, AND 260 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FAIS IN YAP STATE. HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH FRIDAY AS IT MOVES INTO
WESTERN YAP STATE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 40 MPH. HAGUPIT IS FORECAST TO
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY
INTENSIFYING FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, REMAINING A TROPICAL STORM
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK
INTENSITY ON SATURDAY AND IS LESS FAVORED TO BECOME A STRONG
TROPICAL STORM AT THIS TIME.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO
80 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, AND UP TO 50 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST
AND SOUTHEAST.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
HAGUPIT REMAINS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM JUST WEST OF WOLEAI THIS
AFTERNOON. TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST, AND IS EXPECTED TO
MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS IT
PULLS FARTHER AWAY FROM WOLEAI. HAGUPIT LOOKS TO MAINTAIN THIS WEST-
NORTHWEST TREK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, REMAINING AT ITS CURRENT
INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THE
NEXT FEW DAYS, REACHING PEAK INTENSITY ON SATURDAY AS IT PASSES
BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU.
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST FORECAST PLACES FARAULEP OUTSIDE THE TROPICAL
STORM WIND FIELD, STRONG CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP NEARBY AND
OVERHEAD, JUST NORTHEAST OF HAGUPIT'S CENTER, WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.
DETERMINISTIC MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER FARAULEP UNTIL LATE TONIGHT, EVEN
AS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ONGOING HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP. WOLEAI REMAINS WELL WITHIN THE
FORECASTED TS WINDS UNTIL THIS EVENING, SO THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THERE AS WELL.
AS TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK INTO WESTERN YAP
STATE, THE WIND FIELD LOOKS TO EXPAND SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD, AND ULITHI
AND FAIS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE TS WINDS STARTING AROUND LATE FRIDAY
MORNING, SO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
LOCATIONS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR NGULU
AND YAP, BUT BEYOND 24 HOURS, AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES REMAIN IN
EFFECT THERE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH, CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN. FOR THOSE
UNDER A WARNING, PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IF NOT
ALREADY COMPLETE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO
EVACUATE OR MOVE TO ADEQUATE SHELTER IF YOUR LOCATION IS VULNERABLE
TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND
COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.
FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS, DOCKS, AND MARINAS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT, SAFELY
SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED
SHELTER. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING,
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.
BE SURE TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICE. CLOSELY MONITOR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. FOR
THOSE NEARBY, REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME
READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
NEXT UPDATE
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TIYAN AT 9 PM CHST THIS EVENING, OR EARLIER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
..FARAULEP
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT. LOW-END TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG CONVECTION AND
TRADE-WIND INFLOW, EVEN AS TS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY. REMAIN IN A STURDY
SHELTER UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
WIND INFORMATION
EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS AS HAGUPIT MOVES FARTHER AWAY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WINDY AND GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY SHOWERS. THEN,
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AND SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEAST AS
HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING, THEN, 15 TO 20 MPH ESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH HAZARDOUS SURF AND MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS HAGUPIT
PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP, WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS
EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE CENTER ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN
FLANKS. FARAULEP COULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BY
FRIDAY MORNING AS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY, THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE, PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING.
..WOLEAI
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
STAY INDOORS DURING HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT. LOW-END TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS, AS THE CENTER OF TS
HAGUPIT PULLS AWAY TO THE WEST OF WOLEAI. REMAIN IN A STURDY SHELTER
UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN.
WIND INFORMATION
TS HAGUPIT IS TRACKING TO THE WEST OF WOLEAI, WITH THE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND FIELD CLOSE BY. THE DISORGANIZED, ASYMMETRICAL
STRUCTURE AND POSITION OF HAGUPIT'S CENTER MEAN THAT WOLEAI MAY
BRIEFLY EXPERIENCE LIGHTER WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL THEN INCREASE THIS EVENING, SHIFTING SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY AS THE STORM MOVES FARTHER AWAY. WIND SPEED AND
DIRECTION MAY BE HIGHLY VARIABLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH, THEN
THE SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING, WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVY
SHOWERS. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING, THEN WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO MODERATE BY SATURDAY.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURF
AND MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY FROM
WOLEAI, WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE CENTER,
ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN FLANKS. RAINFALL ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE
INDICATES A POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL AS HAGUPIT
PULLS AWAY, THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, PRODUCING
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
..ULITHI AND FAIS
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WELL UNDERWAY OR NEARING COMPLETION TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A
METAL ROOF OR CONTAINER HOME, LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
WIND INFORMATION
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY, RAPIDLY
INCREASING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS HAGUPIT MOVES WEST-
NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA, INITIALLY FOR FAIS AND LATER FOR ULITHI.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING
AROUND FRIDAY MORNING AS HAGUPIT APPROACHES. THE CURRENT FORECAST
HAS ULITHI AND FAIS EXITING TS WINDS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ITS WAKE.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURF
AND MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS HAGUPIT PASSES NEARBY, WITH
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE CENTER, ALONG THE
NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN FLANKS. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, AND MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
..YAP AND NGULU
..A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE FRIDAY
EVENING. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A METAL ROOF OR CONTAINER HOME,
LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
WIND INFORMATION
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
SO, INCREASING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HAGUPIT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST INTO
THE AREA, INITIALLY FOR YAP, THEN NGULU SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK HAS TS HAGUPIT PASSING BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU,
WITH YAP EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGER WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING AROUND FRIDAY
EVENING AS HAGUPIT APPROACHES. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS TS WINDS
DEPARTING YAP AND NGULU ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS HAGUPIT MOVES
FARTHER TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ITS WAKE.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 10 TO 16 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURF
AND MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS HAGUPIT BEGINS TO PASS NEAR
WOLEAI, WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE CENTER,
ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN FLANKS. RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, AND MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
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