905  
WTPQ31 PGUM 060430 CCA  
TCPPQ1  
 
BULLETIN...CORRECTED  
TROPICAL STORM 05W ADVISORY NUMBER 2  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP052026  
230 PM CHST WED MAY 6 2026  
 
CORRECTED TYPO IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS SECTION.  
   
..05W UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM AND NOW MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST  
 
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY  
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATAWAL AND WOLEAI IN  
YAP STATE.  
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YAP, ULITHI, FAIS, AND  
NGULU IN YAP STATE.  
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL AND WOLEAI IN  
YAP STATE.  
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.  
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP AND ITS ADJACENT  
COASTAL WATERS, ULITHI, FAIS, AND NGULU IN YAP STATE.  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,  
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.  
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS,  
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.  
 
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...7.3N 146.3E  
 
ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF SATAWAL  
ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP  
ABOUT 165 MILES EAST OF WOLEAI  
ABOUT 430 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS  
ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM  
ABOUT 480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI  
ABOUT 580 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST...250 DEGREES AT 13 MPH  
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 05W WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE  
146.3 DEGREES EAST. 05W IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH. IT IS  
EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD THE WEST WITH A SLIGHT  
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH THURSDAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS YAP  
STATE.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH. 05W IS FORECAST TO  
MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT, REMAINING A TROPICAL STORM  
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO  
100 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.  
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT 500 PM CHST LATER THIS AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT  
SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 800 PM CHST THIS EVENING.  
 
 
 
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