000 ACPQ70 PGUM 210335 PSHPQ POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (24W) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 130 PM CHST FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 2012 PRELIMINARY REPORT REPORT FROM THE EFFECTS OF SUPER TYPHOON BOPHA (24W) FROM 23 NOVEMBER 2012 TO 3 DECEMBER FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA...INCLUDING POHNPEI STATE AND YAP STATE...AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E)...NOTHING SIGNIFICANT PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E)...NO MEASUREMENTS FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E)...NO MEASUREMENTS WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E)...NO MEASUREMENTS YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E)...NOTHING SIGNIFICANT KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E) PTKR 998MB (8PM LST) 20-30KT SUST 61KT PK WIND 10:54 LST XMET STATION 44 SUSTAINED 43KT (8') 02DEC1400Z PK WIND 62KT 02/15Z AT 7.27N 134.25E KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS XMET STATION 20 SUSTAINED 35KT (8') AND PK WIND 54KT AT 02DEC14Z SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E)...NO MEASUREMENTS REMARKS: WINDS FOR NUKUORO AND LUKUNOR WERE ESTIMATED BY RESIDENTS AT 30 TO 45MPH. DAMAGE REPORTS WERE RELAYED TO POHNPEI AND CHUUK WITH SOME BUILDING DAMAGE, NUMEROUS CROPS KNOCKED DOWN, SOME COASTAL INUNDATION, BUT NO PERSONAL INJURIES. NO SIGNIFICANT REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES FROM LOSAP AND CHUUK LAGOON. GUSTY WINDS REPORTS AT PULUWAT WITH SOME CROPS BLOWN DOWN, THIS ALSO VERIFIED FROM SCATTEROMETER DATA. NO SIGNIFICANT REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES FROM SATAWAL, FARAULEP, WOLEAI AND YAP ISLAND. GUSTY WINDS REPORTED AT NGULU ISLAND AS ESTIMATED FROM SCATTEROMETER DATA. TYPHOON DAMAGE REPORTED FROM BOTH ANGAUR AND PELELIU IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. NEAR TYPHOON WINDS AND DAMAGE REPORTED FROM BOTH KOROR AND KAYANGEL. STORM SURGE AND SOME COASTAL INUNDATION REPORTED FROM ANGAUR IN THE SOUTH TO KAYANGEL IN THE NORTH. GUSTY WINDS REPORTED FOR SONSOROL AS ESTIMATED FROM SCATTEROMETER DATA. B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E)...NOTHING SIGNIFICANT PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E)...NO MEASUREMENTS FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E)...NO MEASUREMENTS WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E)...NO MEASUREMENTS YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E)... NOTHING SIGNIFICANT KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E)...DID NOT REPORT, ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 10' + KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E)...NO MEASUREMENTS REMARKS: NO BUOYS AT ANY SITE. C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 1150 UTC MAY 16 UNTIL 1150 UTC MAY 22 --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID TIME PERIOD RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E)...NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E)...NO MEASUREMENTS SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E)...NO MEASUREMENTS FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E)...NO MEASUREMENTS WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E)...NO MEASUREMENTS NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E)...NO MEASUREMENTS YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E)...NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E)...NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E)...NO MEASUREMENTS SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E)...NO MEASUREMENTS REMARKS: MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE AT CHUUK...YAP AND KOROR. D. INLAND FLOODING...NONE --------------------------------------------------------------------- NO SIGNIFICANT REPORT --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E)...ON WESTERN REEF LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E)...WEAKLY ON EASTERN REEF LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E)...WEAKLY ON NORTHEAST REEF SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E)...WEAKLY ON EASTERN REEF NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E)...WEAKLY ON EASTERN REEF YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E)...SIGNIFICANT ON EASTERN REEF KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E)...SIGNIFICANT ON EASTERN REEF SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E)...ON WESTERN REEF REMARKS: SOME DAMAGES AND REPORTS HAVE YET TO BE OBTAINED F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL) TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- NONE G. STORM IMPACTS BY ISLAND... --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E)...NO INJURIES OR DEATHS. SIGNIFICANT CROP...PRIMARY BANANA...BREAD FRUIT AND PAPAYA...AND PLANT DAMAGE...SOME BUILDINGS...AND SEA WALL DAMAGE. LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E) INCLUDING ONOUN...FANANU AND LUKUNOCH ISLANDS...NO INJURIES OR DEATHS. SIGNIFICANT CROP AND PLANT DAMAGE AND SOME BUILDINGS...SEA WALL AND DOCK DAMAGE AT LUKUNOR. LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E)...AWAITING REPORTS SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E)...AWAITING REPORTS NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E)...AWAITING REPORTS YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E)...NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E)...SEPARATE REPORT KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E)...SEPARATE REPORT SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E)...AWAITING REPORTS REMARKS: DAMAGE ESTIMATES - STILL BEING REPORTED H. REMARKS... THE FOLLOW BULLETINS WERE ISSUED BY WFO GUAM 6 - SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS (SPS) 31 - TC PUBLIC ADVISORIES (TCP) 29 - TC INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORIES 30 - TYPHOON LOCAL STATEMENTS (HLS) NUKUORO (POHNPEI STATE) (3.9N 154.9E) --TS WATCH 25 NOV2200Z (8AM CHST) --TS WARNING 26NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WARNING CANX 28NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) LUKUNOR (CHUUK STATE) (5.6N 154.0E) --TS WATCH 25NOV2200Z (8AM CHST) --TS WARNING 26NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WARNING CANX 28NOV1900Z (5AM CHST) LOSAP (CHUUK STATE) (6.9N 152.7E) AND CHUUK LAGOON (7.5N 151.9E) --TS WATCH 26NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WATCH CANX 28NOV1000Z (8PM CHST) PULUWAT (CHUUK STATE) (7.1N 149.0E) --TS WATCH 27NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WARNING 28NOV1000Z (8PM CHST) --TS WARNING CANX 29NOV0100Z (11AM CHST) SATAWAL (YAP STATE) (7.4N 147.1E) --TS WATCH 27NOV2200Z (8AM CHST) --TS WARNING 28NOV1000Z (8PM CHST) --TS WARNING CANX 29NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) FARAULEP (YAP STATE) (8.6N 144.6E) --TS WATCH 28NOV1000Z (8PM CHST) --TS WATCH CANX 29NOV1900Z (5AM CHST) WOLEAI (YAP STATE) (7.4N 143.9E) --TY WATCH 28NOV1000Z (8PM CHST) --TY WATCH CANX 30NOV0100Z (11AM CHST) NGULU (YAP STATE) (8.3N 137.5E) --TY WATCH 30NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TY WATCH CANX 02DEC0400Z (2PM CHST) YAP ISLAND (9.5N 138.1E) --TS WATCH 30NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WATCH CANX 01DEC0400Z (2PM CHST) KOROR (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (7.3N 134.4E --TY WATCH 30NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TY WARNING 01NOV0700Z (5PM CHST) --TY WARNING CANX 02DEC2200Z (8AM CHST) KAYANGEL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (8.1N 134.7E) --TY WATCH 30NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TY WARNING 01DEC0700Z (5PM CHST) --TY WARNING CANX 02DEC2200Z (8AM CHST) SONSOROL (REPUBLIC OF PALAU) (5.3N 132.2E) --TS WATCH 30NOV0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WARNING 02DEC0400Z (2PM CHST) --TS WARNING CANX 03DEC0400Z (2PM CHST) NOTE: IF SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION IS OBTAINED AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE SENT. LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED $$ EDSON WFO GUAM