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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
939 PM CHST THU MAY 7 2026
...TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL YAP
STATE...
NEW INFORMATION
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NGULU AND YAP PROPER
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FARAULEP.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTION
FOR PEOPLE ON YAP, NGULU, ULITHI, FAIS, FARAULEP, AND WOLEAI IN YAP
STATE.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WOLEAI, ULITHI,
AND FAIS IN YAP STATE.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NGULU AND YAP PROPER
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
STORM INFORMATION
AT 7 PM CHST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 7.7N, LONGITUDE 142.5E. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES WEST OF
WOLEAI, 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP, AND 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FAIS IN YAP STATE. IT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE AND SPEED THROUGH FRIDAY.
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 115
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, AND 90 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
HAGUPIT REMAINS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM WEST OF WOLEAI THIS
EVENING. TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST, 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.
FARAULEP REMAINS OUTSIDE THE TROPICAL STORM WIND FIELD, AND ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF THE STRONG CONVECTION THAT HAS DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF
HAGUPIT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CLOUD COVER STARTING TO DIMINISH.
THIS MEANS THE IMMEDIATE CONVECTION IS WEAKENING. THIS MEANS, THE
WINDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY STRONG TO NEAR- GALE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH AS HAGUPIT MOVES FURTHER AWAY.
WOLEAI REMAINS WITHIN THE FORECASTED TS WINDS UNTIL THIS EVENING, SO
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
AS TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK INTO WESTERN YAP
STATE, THE WIND FIELD LOOKS TO EXPAND SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD, AND FAIS
AND ULITHI ARE EXPECTED TO SEE TS WINDS STARTING AROUND FRIDAY
MORNING AT FAIS, AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ULITHI SO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR NGULU AND YAP, WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS,
AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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 3 AM CHST THIS EVENING, OR EARLIER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
..FARAULEP
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED, HOWEVER, OCCASIONAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS
THROUGH TONIGHT.
WIND INFORMATION
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT
AS HAGUPIT MOVES FARTHER AWAY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN WINDY THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. THEN, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT 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 9 TO 12 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH HAZARDOUS SURF AND MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. SEAS MAY FALL TO 6 TO
8 FEET AS SOON AS FRIDAY.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT AS HAGUPIT MOVES
FURTHER AWAY FROM FARAULEP. 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 OVERNIGHT, 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. 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
OVERNIGHT, 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 HAZARDOUS SURF
AND MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY.
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 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL AS HAGUPIT PULLS AWAY, THOUGH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING.
..ULITHI AND FAIS
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO 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 STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT, RAPIDLY
INCREASING EARLY MORNING 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 BY 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 HAZARDOUS SURF, MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. SURF CAN POTENTIALLY
REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 FEET OR MORE.
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 WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE NEARING COMPLETION 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 STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR SO, INCREASING FRIDAY 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 TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ITS
WAKE.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE, WITH HAZARDOUS SURF, MINOR
COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. SURF CAN POTENTIALLY
REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 FEET OR MORE.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS HAGUPIT APPROACHES WESTERN
YAP STATE 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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