** WTPQ20 RJTD 301800 *** RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NAME TS 0603 EWINIAR (0603) UPGRADED FROM TD ANALYSIS PSTN 301800UTC 07.5N 137.8E FAIR MOVE N SLOWLY PRES 1000HPA MXWD 035KT 30KT 120NM FORECAST 24HF 011800UTC 09.9N 137.8E 90NM 70% MOVE N 06KT PRES 992HPA MXWD 045KT 48HF 021800UTC 12.3N 137.2E 150NM 70% MOVE NNW 06KT PRES 980HPA MXWD 055KT 72HF 031800UTC 15.6N 136.5E 220NM 70% MOVE NNW 08KT PRES 965HPA MXWD 070KT = ** WTJP21 RJTD 301800 *** WARNING 301800. WARNING VALID 011800. WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS. GALE WARNING. TROPICAL STORM 0603 EWINIAR (0603) UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1000 HPA AT 07.5N 137.8E CAROLINES MOVING NORTH SLOWLY. POSITION FAIR. MAX WINDS 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTER. RADIUS OF OVER 30 KNOT WINDS 120 MILES. FORECAST POSITION FOR 011800UTC AT 09.9N 137.8E WITH 90 MILES RADIUS OF 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY CIRCLE. 992 HPA, MAX WINDS 45 KNOTS NEAR CENTER. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. FORECAST POSITION FOR 021800UTC AT 12.3N 137.2E WITH 150 MILES RADIUS OF 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY CIRCLE. 980 HPA, MAX WINDS 55 KNOTS NEAR CENTER. FORECAST POSITION FOR 031800UTC AT 15.6N 136.5E WITH 220 MILES RADIUS OF 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY CIRCLE. 965 HPA, MAX WINDS 70 KNOTS NEAR CENTER. JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.= ** WTPQ31 PGUM 301912 *** TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 500 AM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W STEADILY APPROACHING NGULU... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP...AND FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. AT 4 AM GUAM LST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 04W WAS ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.2 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 65 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NGULU 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP 180 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL 190 MILES EAST OF KOROR 240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI 370 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL. TD 04W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TD 04W IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. REPEATING THE 4 AM POSITION...7.4 DEGREES NORTH AND 137.2 DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 AM. $$ PRIOR ** WTKO20 RKSL 301800 *** KMA TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NO. 1 NAME TS 0603 EWINIAR ANALYSIS POSITION 301800UTC 7.6N 137.8E MOVEMENT N 6KT PRES/VMAX 1000HPA 35KT FORECAST 24HR POSITION 011800UTC 9.6N 137.0E WITHIN 80NM PRES/VMAX 990HPA 45KT 48HR POSITION 021800UTC 12.1N 135.7E WITHIN 135NM PRES/VMAX 980HPA 58KT 72HR POSITION 031800UTC 15.4N 133.7E WITHIN 215NM PRES/VMAX 970HPA 68KT KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION. ** WTPQ20 BABJ 301800 *** SUBJECTIVE FORECAST TS EWINIAR 0603 (0603) INITIAL TIME 301800 UTC 00HR 7.4N 137.9E 998HPA 18M/S 30KTS 100KM P12HR NW 10KM/H P+24HR 9.2N 136.2E 990HPA 23M/S P+48HR 11.6N 134.6E 985HPA 28M/S P+72HR 14.7N 133.2E 975HPA 33M/S= ** WTPN31 PGTW 302100 *** MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 04W (EWINIAR) WARNING NR 005 UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 301800Z --- NEAR 7.5N 137.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 305 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT REPEAT POSIT: 7.5N 137.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 010600Z --- 8.5N 136.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 011800Z --- 9.7N 135.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 020600Z --- 10.9N 134.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 021800Z --- 12.0N 134.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 031800Z --- 14.0N 133.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 335 DEG/ 07 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 041800Z --- 16.5N 131.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 340 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 051800Z --- 18.8N 130.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT --- REMARKS: 302100Z POSITION NEAR 7.8N 137.0E. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 04W (EWINIAR), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 85 NM EAST OF KOROR, PALAU, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 301800Z IS 16 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 010300Z, 010900Z, 011500Z AND 012100Z.// ** WTPQ20 RJTD 302100 *** RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NAME TS 0603 EWINIAR (0603) ANALYSIS PSTN 302100UTC 07.8N 137.5E FAIR MOVE NNW SLOWLY PRES 1000HPA MXWD 035KT 30KT 120NM FORECAST 24HF 012100UTC 10.6N 137.5E 90NM 70% MOVE N 06KT PRES 990HPA MXWD 045KT 45HF 021800UTC 12.3N 137.2E 150NM 70% MOVE NNW 06KT PRES 980HPA MXWD 055KT 69HF 031800UTC 15.6N 136.5E 220NM 70% MOVE NNW 08KT PRES 965HPA MXWD 070KT = ** WTPQ31 PGUM 302205 *** TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR (04W) ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 800 AM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR PASSING CLOSE TO NGULU... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR YAP...AS WELL AS FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR YAP BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.0 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NGULU 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP 160 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL 180 MILES EAST OF KOROR 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI 370 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL. TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. THIS IS A WEAK TROPICAL STORM (CATEGORY A) ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON TROPICAL CYCLONE SCALE. EWINIAR IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. REPEATING THE 7 AM POSITION...7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND 137.0 DEGREES EAST...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 11 AM GUAM LST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 2 PM GUAM LST. $$ PRIOR ** WTPQ81 PGUM 302305 *** HLSPQ1 PMZ161-171-010500- TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 900 AM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR PASSING SOUTHWEST OF NGULU... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU...AND FOR YAP IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.0 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NGULU 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP 160 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL 180 MILES EAST OF KOROR 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI 370 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL. TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. ...NGULU... BE PREPARED FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING AND SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH IN HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG ALL REEFS THROUGH TONIGHT. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. ...YAP... RESIDENTS OF YAP SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON YAP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS NEAR 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. ...KOROR AND KAYANGEL... RESIDENTS OF KOROR...KAYANGEL AND NEARBY ISLANDS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... EXPECT WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE WESTWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS NEAR 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE MUDSLIDES ON KOROR AND BABELDAOB. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM GUAM LST. $$ MIDDLEBROOKE ** WTPQ81 PGUM 302343 AAA *** HLSPQ1 PMZ161-171-010500- TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 940 AM GUAM LST SAT JUL 1 2006 UPDATED WIND GUSTS FOR YAP AND KOROR ...TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR PASSING SOUTHWEST OF NGULU... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NGULU IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU...AND FOR YAP IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 7 AM GUAM LST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR WAS ESTIMATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 7.8 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.0 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NGULU 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YAP 160 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL 180 MILES EAST OF KOROR 230 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ULITHI 370 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SONSOROL. TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40 MPH. ...NGULU... BE PREPARED FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING AND SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH IN HEAVY SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG ALL REEFS THROUGH TONIGHT. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. ...YAP... RESIDENTS OF YAP SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON YAP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS NEAR 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. ...KOROR AND KAYANGEL... RESIDENTS OF KOROR...KAYANGEL AND NEARBY ISLANDS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. AVOID INTER-ISLAND BOAT TRAVEL UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. ...WIND INFORMATION... EXPECT WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT IF TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TAKES A MORE WESTWARD TRACK THAN EXPECTED...DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE ON KOROR AND KAYANGEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND SURF INFORMATION... SURF WILL BUILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF AT HEIGHTS NEAR 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING REEFS. ...OTHER STORM EFFECTS... HEAVY RAINS PRODUCING ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY. THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE MUDSLIDES ON KOROR AND BABELDAOB. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3 PM GUAM LST. $$ MIDDLEBROOKE