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WWPQ82 PGUM 080936
SPSPQ2
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
736 PM CHST WED APR 8 2026
FMZ023-090900-
CHUUK-
736 PM CHST WED APR 8 2026
..DEVELOPING DISTURBANCE TO BRING HEAVY DOWNPOURS
GUSTY
WINDS...AND CHOPPY SEAS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...
CORRECTED TYPOS
A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE, KNOWN AS JTWC'S INVEST 90W, IS CENTERED NEAR
9N154E NORTHEAST OF WENO, CHUUK. THIS SYSTEM IS SLOWLY CONSOLIDATING
AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST, LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH OF
CHUUK AS STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLIES DEVELOP OVERHEAD. THE CHANCE OF
THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPING INTO A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING ITS
CLOSEST APPROACH NEAR CHUUK REMAINS LOW. HOWEVER, THE PROXIMITY OF
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVIER SHOWERS, STRONG WINDS AND
POSSIBLY NEAR GALE-FORCE GUSTS LATE TODAY AND POTENTIALLY OVERNIGHT.
DUE TO THE LOOSE ORGANIZATION OF 90W, VARIABILITY IN AREAS OF
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT MAY PRODUCE PERIODS OF LITTLE TO NO WEATHER
FOLLOWED BY SPORADIC HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION,
HIGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING RAINFALL AMOUNTS, BUT MODEL TRENDS
INDICATE 3 TO 5 INCHES AT WENO, CHUUK THE NEXT 48 HOURS, TO THEN
POSSIBLY BE HIGHER AT OUTER ISLANDS SUCH AS FANANU AND EASTERN ISLANDS
OF YAP STATE. BY THE WEEKEND, CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
CONSIDERABLY AT WENO AS 90W CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST, WHERE SHOWERS AND WINDS MAY BECOME MORE IMPACTFUL
ACROSS EASTERN YAP STATE.
COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW HAZARDOUS CRITERIA
FOR SMALL CRAFT, BUT LIKELY TO BECOME HAZARDOUS DURING THE WEEKEND
ACROSS CHUUK STATE AND EASTERN YAP STATE AS MORE SIGNIFICANT
NORTHERLY SWELLS AND MUCH HIGHER LOCAL WIND WAVES DEVELOP. SEAS WILL
BECOME MORE CHOPPY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, SO MARINERS MUST
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS BEFORE VENTURING OUT
TO THE OUTER ISLANDS.
RESIDENTS AND MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE
REGION AT WEATHER.GOV/GUM/PUBLICFORECASTS AND ANY INFORMATION SHARED
BY WSO PALAU AND WSO YAP FOR THEIR LOCAL REGIONS.
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