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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
854 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 700 PM CHST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 8.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 138.5 DEGREES EAST.
HAGUPIT IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
THROUGH SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE REMAINED AT 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.
HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST, AS IT DEPARTS FROM FAIS
AND ULITHI, AND APPROACHES YAP PROPER AND NGULU. HAGUPIT LOOKS TO
MAINTAIN THIS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, MAINTAINING
AT ITS CURRENT INTENSITY THROUGH SATURDAY. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH MONDAY, REACHING PEAK INTENSITY LATE
TONIGHT OR SATURDAY AS IT PASSES THROUGH OR JUST SOUTH OF YAP.
AS TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK THROUGH WESTERN YAP
STATE, THE WIND FIELD LOOKS TO EXPAND SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND
SOUTHEASTWARD. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS,
ULITHI, YAP PROPER AND NGULU. HOWEVER AT FAIS AND ULITHI, WINDS ARE
SUBSIDING AND MAY FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATER TONIGHT.
WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE OCCURING OR IMMINENT FOR NGULU AND
YAP PROPER THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING, PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE ALREADY 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 3 AM CHST SATURDAY MORNING, 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. 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 HAVE PEAKED AS HAGUPIT DEPARTS FROM THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AS HAGUPIT MOVES FURTHER WEST. THE
CURRENT FORECAST HAS ULITHI AND FAIS EXITING TS WINDS BY 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 3 TO 6 INCHES
AT FAIS AND 5 TO 9 INCHES AT ULITHI WILL BE POSSIBLE, AND MAY
PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE LIKELY AS
HAGUPIT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA.
..YAP AND NGULU
..A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS SHOULD 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
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK HAS TS HAGUPIT PASSING OVER OR JUST SOUTH
OF YAP PROPER, WITH YAP EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGER WINDS TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT 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 SATURDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AS HAGUPIT MOVES FARTHER
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WITH MODERATE TO STRONG 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 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. 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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