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[edit] NWS Guam Post-storm report on Ewiniar FULL TEXT

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PRELIMINARY POST-STORM REPORT...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR (04W)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
330 PM LST SUN JUL 9 2006

A.  HIGHEST WINDS

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    WSO YAP (9.5N 138.1E)...PTYA/ YAP AIRPORT...PTYA
    METAR...HIGHEST 2-MIN WIND REPORTED...40 KT FROM 130 DEGREES
    AT 01/0132 UTC (PTYA)...HIGHEST REPORTED GUST...53 KT
    FROM 130 DEGREES AT 01/0132 UTC (PTYA).

    ULITHI HANDAR...

    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE

    ULITHI SECOND ORDER STATION...

    MAXIMUM 1-MINUTE WIND ESTIMATED FROM HAND-HELD ANEMOMETER...   

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    WSO KOROR(7.3N 134.4E)...PTKR/ KOROR AIRPORT...PTRO
    METAR...HIGHEST 2-MIN WIND REPORTED...19 KT FROM 260 DEGREES
    AT 02/1856 UTC (PTRO) AND 26 KT FROM 240 DEGREES AT
    02/0358 UTC (PTKR). HIGHEST REPORTED GUST...37 KT
    FROM 280 DEGREES AT 30/0256 UTC (PTRO) AND 46 KT FROM 300
    DEGREES AT 30/2255 UTC (PTKR).

    KAYANGEL...
 
    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE.

    SONSOROL...

    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE.


B.  LOWEST PRESSURE

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    WSO YAP
    995.0 AT 01/0159 UTC.

    ULITHI HANDAR
    NO OBSERVATIONS.

    ULITHI SECOND ORDER STATION
    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    WSO KOROR
    1006.8 AT 02/0656 UTC.

    KAYANGEL 
    NO OBSERVATIONS.

    SONSOROL
    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE. 
 


C.  MAXIMUM RAINFALL

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    WSO YAP
    6 HR 0.94 INCHES ENDING AT 02/0555 UTC.
    12 HR 1.67 INCHES ENDING AT 02/1156 UTC.
    24 HR 2.33 INCHES ENDING AT 02/1156 UTC.

    ULITHI HANDAR
    NO OBSERVATIONS.

    ULITHI SECOND ORDER STATION
    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    WSO KOROR (PTKR)
    3 HR 1.11 INCHES ENDING AT 01/0259 UTC.
    6 HR 1.17 INCHES ENDING AT 01/0557 UTC.
    12 HR 1.79 INCHES ENDING AT 01/0557 UTC.
    24 HR 1.88 INCHES ENDING AT 03/0557 UTC.


    KAYANGEL
    NO OBSERVATIONS.

    SONSOROL
    NO OBSERVATIONS AVAILABLE. 


D.  STORM TIDES

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    ULITHI...NO REPORTS.

    NGULU...NO REPORTS.

    YAP...5 FEET.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    KOROR ISLAND...NO MEASUREMENTS...BUT NO INUNDATION 
    WAS EXPECTED.  

    KAYANGEL...NO MEASUREMENTS...BUT NO INUNDATION 
    WAS EXPECTED.  

    SONSOROL...NO MEASUREMENTS.
  

E.  BEACH EROSION

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    ULITHI...NO REPORTS...BUT LIKELY LIGHT.

    NGULU...NO REPORT...BUT LIKELY MODERATE.

    YAP...NO REPORTS...BUT LIKELY MODERATE.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    KOROR...NONE.

    KAYANGEL...NONE.

    SONSOROL...NONE.


F.  FLOODING

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    ULITHI...NONE REPORTED.

    NGULU...NONE REPORTED.

    YAP...ONLY AT COASTLINES.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    KOROR...NONE.

    KAYANGEL...NONE.

    SONSOROL...NONE.
    

G.  STORM EFFECTS

    YAP STATE...FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM)...

    ULITHI...NONE REPORTED.

    NGULU...NONE REPORTED.  LIKELY DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE.

    YAP...COASTAL FLOODING UP TO 5 FEET AROUND THE PORT AND COLONIA
    BAY.  ISLAND-WIDE POWER OUTAGE. DAMAGE ON YAP WAS MINIMIZED AS 
    WEAK STRUCTURES WERE REBUILT AFTER TYPHOON SUDAL IN APRIL 2004.
    SOME AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO WIND AND SALT SPRAY.

    REPUBLIC OF PALAU...

    KOROR...NONE.
  
    KAYANGEL...NONE.

    SONSOROL...NONE.


H.  OTHER COMMENTS.  NIGHTTIME INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND JTWC 
FORECASTS INDICATED THAT TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS SOUTHWEST OF YAP 
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.  FIRST VISUAL DATA...MICROWAVE DATA AND 
SCATTEROMETER INDICATED THE SYSTEM WAS FARTHER TO THE EAST AND 
HEADING NORTH-NORTHWEST TOWARD YAP.  ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING 
FOR YAP.  CONTACTED YAP GOVERNOR'S OFFICE...WHICH THEN CONTACTED THE 
DISASTER MANAGER.  TOLD THEM TO GET PEOPLE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM 
COASTAL AREAS.

NGULU...YAP STATE...FSM

WATCH ISSUED...30 JUNE 2 PM LST (0400 UTC)  LEAD TIME...12 HR EST

WARNING ISSUED...30 JUNE 8 PM LST (1000 UTC) LEAD TIME...6 HR EST

WARNING CANCELED...1 JULY 8 PM LST (1000 UTC)

YAP...YAP STATE...FSM

WATCH ISSUED...1 JULY 2 AM (30 JUNE 1600 UTC) LEAD TIME...11 HR.

WARNING ISSUED...1 JULY 11 AM LST (0100 UTC) LEAD TIME...3 HR

WARNING CANCELED...1 JULY 11 PM (1300 UTC)

KOROR...REPUBLIC OF PALAU

WATCH ISSUED...30 JUNE 1400 LST (0400 UTC)

WATCH CANCELED...1 JULY 1400 LST (0400 UTC)

KAYANGEL...REPUBLIC OF PALAU

WATCH ISSUED...30 JUNE 1400 LST (0400 UTC)

WATCH CANCELED...1 JULY 1400 LST (0400 UTC)