739  
FXPQ60 PGUM 070523  
AFDPQ  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU  
323 PM CHST SUN APR 7 2019  
   
MARIANAS SYNOPSIS
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND ONLY A  
FEW CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES AND  
COMBINED SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE FOUND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LITTLE CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST AS DRY CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF  
SHOW LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS  
FOR GUAM AND THE CNMI. OTHER THAN CONTINUED DRY WEATHER, EXPECT  
MODERATE EAST TRADES INTO THE COMING WEEKEND. COMBINED SEAS OF 5  
TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING WILL FALL TO AROUND 4 FEET BY MONDAY NIGHT.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
WETTING RAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CAUSED THE KBDI TO DIP TODAY,  
BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINS PASSED OVER THE ISLANDS AND WITH EXPECTED DRY  
CONDITIONS THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE FIRE  
DANGER WILL SLOWLY RESUME ITS DAILY CLIMB. LIGHTER WINDS THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS WILL NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES.  
 

 
   
EASTERN MICRONESIA
 
 
EASTERN MICRONESIA DISCUSSION WILL BE SENT SHORTLY.  
 

 
   
WESTERN MICRONESIA
 
 
WESTERN MICRONESIA DISCUSSION WILL BE SENT SHORTLY.  
 

 
   
GUM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
GU...NONE.  
MARIANAS WATERS...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
M. AYDLETT/SIMPSON  
 
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