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TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W) ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP042026
121 AM CHST SAT APR 11 2026
..TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU NEARLY STATIONARY CLOSE TO CHUUK
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
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NONE.
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHUUK, FANANU, ULUL
AND POLOWAT IN CHUUK STATE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH,
ARE OCCURRING.
A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ULUL IN CHUUK STATE. A TYPHOON
WATCH MEANS THAT TYPHOON CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR
GREATER, ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.
RESIDENTS OF GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN SHOULD CAREFULLY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU (04W).
SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...8.2N 150.9E
ABOUT 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHUUK
ABOUT 85 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULUL
ABOUT 95 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FANANU
ABOUT 150 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PULUWAT
ABOUT 155 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOSAP
ABOUT 270 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT 435 MILES EAST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 480 MILES EAST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM
ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 880 MILES EAST OF YAP
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NEARLY STATIONARY AT 0 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SINLAKU
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
150.9 DEGREES EAST. SINLAKU IS NEARLY STATIONARY AT 0 MPH. IT IS
EXPECTED TO START MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS GENERAL FORECAST
TRACK WOULD TAKE SINLAKU VERY CLOSE TO GUAM AS A CATEGORY 3 TYPHOON
TUESDAY, WITH WINDS CLOSE TO 140 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 65 MPH. SINLAKU IS FORECAST
TO INTENSIFY THROUGH MONDAY, LIKELY BECOMING A TYPHOON LATER TODAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO
140 MILES.
NEXT ADVISORY
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 500 AM CHST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT
800 AM CHST.
STANKO
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