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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
251 PM CHST FRI MAY 8 2026
...TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
THROUGH YAP STATE...
NEW INFORMATION
NONE.
AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTION
FOR PEOPLE ON YAP, NGULU, ULITHI, AND FAIS IN YAP STATE.
WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU, ULITHI, FAIS
IN YAP STATE, 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 100 PM CHST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.5 DEGREES EAST.
HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
THROUGH SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 45 MPH. HAGUPIT IS
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY A BIT MORE TONIGHT, THEN REMAIN A TROPICAL
STORM THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HAGUPIT IS STILL EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK
INTENSITY ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUES TO BE LESS LIKELY TO BECOME A
STRONG TROPICAL STORM AT THIS TIME.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 110
MILES TO THE NORTH.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
HAGUPIT REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP PROPER. TS
HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST, AS IT APPROACHES FAIS,
ULITHI, YAP PROPER AND NGULU. HAGUPIT LOOKS TO MAINTAIN THIS WEST-
NORTHWEST TREK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, REMAINING AT ITS CURRENT
INTENSITY THROUGH THIS EVENING, BEFORE GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING
TONIGHT. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH
MONDAY, REACHING PEAK INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY AS IT
PASSES BETWEEN YAP AND NGULU.
AS TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK THROUGH WESTERN YAP
STATE, THE WIND FIELD LOOKS TO EXPAND SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND
SOUTHEASTWARD, WITH FAIS AND ULITHI STILL EXPECTED TO SEE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE
TO BE EXPECTED FOR NGULU AND YAP LATER THIS AFTERNOON, SO TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS REMAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE ALREADY BE
COMPLETE. 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, YOUR PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE COMPLETE. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT, YOUR
CRAFT SHOULD NOW BE SAFELY SECURE AND YOU SHOULD NOW BE IN 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 AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES.
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, GUAM AT 9 PM CHST THIS EVENING, OR EARLIER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
..ULITHI AND FAIS
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE, AS THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO
DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER GUSTS AND INTENSE
RAINS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED BY NOW; IF NOT, THEY CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND AND BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. IF YOU LIVE IN A
METAL ROOF OR CONTAINER HOME, LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ONSET OF THE MOST THREATENING IMPACTS.
WIND INFORMATION
STRONG NORTHEASTERLIES ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING AS HAGUPIT APPROACHES
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PASSAGE, WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS ULITHI AND FAIS EXITING TS WINDS
BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, WITH MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED IN ITS WAKE.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS SURF, MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH
EROSION ARE EXPECTED. SURF CAN POTENTIALLY REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
15 FEET OR MORE, MAKING IT LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE VENTURING OUT.
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. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 7 TO 11
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS,
AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE LIKELY
TO AS HAGUPIT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA.
..YAP AND NGULU
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS SHOULD TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD NOW BE SECURED. IF
YOU LIVE IN A METAL ROOF OR CONTAINER HOME, LEAVE IT FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
WIND INFORMATION
STRONG NORTHEASTERLIES ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING AS HAGUPIT
APPROACHES THIS AFTERNOON, 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,
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS HAGUPIT APPROACHES, TO THEN INCREASE TO
50 MPH COMING FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS
TS WINDS DEPARTING YAP AND NGULU LATE SATURDAY MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON AS HAGUPIT MOVES FARTHER TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR
GALE-FORCE GUSTS IN ITS WAKE.
COASTAL INUNDATION AND SURF INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS SURF, MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH
EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF CAN POTENTIALLY REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF
15 FEET OR MORE, MAKING IT LIFE-THREATENING TO ANYONE VENTURING OUT.
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 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS THAT MAY
PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP QUICKLY AS HAGUPIT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA.
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