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WWPQ80 PGUM 020208
SPSPQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1140 AM CHST WED NOV 2 2016
PMZ161-PMZ171-030200-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
1140 AM CHST WED NOV 2 2016
...WET AND WINDY MONSOON PATTERN DEVELOPING ACROSS YAP AND PALAU...
A CIRCULATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 240 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP NEAR
13N139E. DEEP SOUTHWEST TO WEST MONSOONAL FLOW IS BECOMING BETTER
ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND YAP STATE.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS UP TO
AROUND 30 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER FAR WESTERN MICRONESIA THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN
RESPONSE TO INCREASING WINDS. WINDS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL
PERSIST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IN ADDITION...SEAS WILL LIKELY
BECOME HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT OR THURSDAY WHILE SURF
REACHES HAZARDOUS LEVELS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS TONIGHT.
TRAVEL BY BOAT IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR OR MARINE ACTIVITIES OR INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...BE AWARE OF CURRENT MARINE
CONDITIONS AND STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATED
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES.
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ARE POSTED ON THE
WFO GUAM WEB PAGE AT
WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/ (ALL LOWER CASE).
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