NWS Post-Storm Report on Tropical Storm Ewiniar (04W)

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)