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WWPQ82 PGUM 140304
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
104 PM CHST TUE JUL 14 2026
PMZ161-171-141115-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
104 PM CHST TUE JUL 14 2026
...INVEST 97W WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY LIFT TO THE NORTH AND AWAY
FROM YAP AND PALAU...
LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED OCEAN SURFACE WIND DATA SHOWS A WEAKENING,
THOUGH STILL A FRESH BURST OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THESE
STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND YAP AND PALAU INTO WEDNESDAY.
GUSTS UP TO NEAR GALE FORCE, OR AROUND 30 KT, CAN BE EXPECTED AT BOTH
YAP AND PALAU THROUGH AT LEAST THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEAS WILL
CONTINUE BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT YAP, MAKING INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY TO SMALL CRAFT.
REGIONAL WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY THE CIRCULATION, KNOWN
AS 97W, WHICH SITS NORTHWEST OF YAP NEAR 14N134E. THIS CIRCULATION
IS STILL SHOWING A BROAD WIND FIELD AND WAS A SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL
CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER, BUT HAS
SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING. FORMATION OF A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS STILL POSSIBLE BUT NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR
DURING THE THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AS 97W LIFTS NORTHWARD, WINDS, AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE, FIRST ACROSS PALAU, THEN ACROSS
WESTERN YAP STATE.
RESIDENTS AND MARINERS SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST
FORECASTS FOR YAP AND PALAU BY VISITING WEATHER.GOV/GUM OR SEEKING
UPDATED INFORMATION FROM LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AND EMERGENCY
MANAGERS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ISSUANCE AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE AREA.
WHISNANT
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