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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
243 AM CHST SAT MAY 9 2026
...TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
THROUGH YAP STATE...
NEW INFORMATION
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ULITHI AND FAIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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, 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 AM CHST THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 8.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.8 DEGREES EAST. HAGUPIT
IS MOVING WEST AT 9 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH
SUNDAY AS IT PASSES THROUGH OR JUST SOUTH OF YAP PROPER OVERNIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. HAGUPIT IS
FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY, REMAINING A
TROPICAL STORM.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO
90 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
HAGUPIT REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP PROPER.
HAGUPIT CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST, IT HAS DEPARTED 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 TODAY. HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM THROUGH SUNDAY, AS IT PASSES TO THE WEST OF
YAP.
AS TS HAGUPIT CONTINUES ITS WEST-NORTHWEST TREK THROUGH WESTERN YAP
STATE, THE WIND FIELD LOOKS TO REMAIN STEADY. THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP PROPER AND NGULU. ALSO, AT FAIS AND
ULITHI, WINDS ARE SUBSIDING AND HAVE FALLEN BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE. WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT FOR
NGULU AND YAP PROPER THROUGH AT LEAST THIS 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 9 AM CHST THIS MORNING, OR EARLIER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
..ULITHI AND FAIS
..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 THIS MORNING.
WIND INFORMATION
EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS
HAGUPIT MOVES FARTHER AWAY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN WINDY THROUGH TODAY, WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS. THEN, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEAST AS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT, 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 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF
AND MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED THROUGH AT
LEAST THIS TONIGHT.
OTHER STORM EFFECTS
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS HAGUPIT MOVES AWAY FROM
FAIS AND ULITHI, WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE
CENTER, ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN TO EASTERN FLANKS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AT FAIS AND ULITHI WILL BE POSSIBLE, AND
MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. SEAS OF 9 TO 12 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 BEEN COMPLETED. 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 IN THE
MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS TS WINDS DEPARTING YAP AND NGULU
THIS 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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