711  
WWPQ82 PGUM 011240  
SPSPQ2  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU  
1040 PM CHST WED JUL 1 2026  
 
PMZ172-021245-  
CHUUK-  
1040 PM CHST WED JUL 1 2026  
 
...SURGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, BUILDING SWELL FROM TROPICAL  
DEPRESSION 09W BRINGS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS,  
LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...  
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09W IS CURRENTLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF KOSRAE  
NEAR 9.2N 163E, AND IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WINDS ARE 35 MPH. 09W IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY TURN TOWARD THE WEST-  
NORTHWEST AND SPEED UP, GENERALLY TRACKING WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH THE  
COMING DAYS. CHUUK IS CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE NEAR-EQUATORIAL  
TROUGH ON THE FAR OUTER WESTERN PERIPHERY OF TD 09W, AND WILL REMAIN  
WITHIN ITS INFLUENCE IN THE COMING DAYS AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS AND  
MOVES TOWARD THE MARIANAS, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY POSITION IT TO THE  
NORTH OF WENO SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND.  
 
CHUUK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OUTSIDE OF THE DIRECT WIND FIELD OF  
TD 09W, BUT SURGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS  
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SOUTH OF THE STORM. MODELS  
SUGGEST WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP FOR  
CHUUK ON FRIDAY, PEAKING SOMETIME SATURDAY OR SUNDAY WITH POTENTIAL  
TO GENERATE CHOPPY, HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD MAKE INTER-ISLAND  
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ADDITIONALLY, CHANCES FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS  
WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND AS THIS STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW,  
DIRECTED BY TD 09W, FUNNELS DEEP MOISTURE INTO AN ALREADY CONVERGENT  
WIND FIELD. NEAR-GALE TO GALE-FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR  
HEAVIER SHOWERS. AS TD 09W DEVELOPS AND BEGINS TO PASS TO THE NORTH  
OF WENO THIS WEEKEND, WEST TO SOUTHWEST SWELL LOOKS TO DEVELOP, WHICH  
WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED, AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FROM THE JOINT  
TYPHOON WARNING CENTER UNDER WMO HEADER WTPN31 PGTW AND FROM THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.  
 

 
 
PMZ161-171-021245-  
KOROR PALAU-YAP-  
1040 PM CHST WED JUL 1 2026  
 
...SURGING WEST WINDS, BUILDING SWELL FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09W  
BRINGS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY  
THROUGH MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...  
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09W IS CURRENTLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF KOSRAE  
NEAR 9.2N 163E, AND IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WINDS ARE 35 MPH. 09W IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY TURN TOWARD THE WEST-  
NORTHWEST AND SPEED UP, GENERALLY TRACKING WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH THE  
COMING DAYS. ALTHOUGH THE TIME FRAME IS STILL VERY UNCERTAIN, AND YAP  
AND PALAU ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OUTSIDE OF TD 09W'S DIRECT  
WIND FIELD, SURGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE  
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF THE  
STORM. MODELS SUGGEST WEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO  
PICK UP FOR YAP AND PALAU LATE SUNDAY, PEAKING SOMETIME EARLY NEXT  
WEEK WITH POTENTIAL TO GENERATE CHOPPY, HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
MAKE INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AS TD 09W DEVELOPS AND BEGINS TO  
MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST OF THE REGION, SURGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST  
SWELL LOOKS TO DEVELOP, WHICH WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED, AND POTENTIALLY  
HAZARDOUS SURF IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO BULLETINS FROM THE JOINT  
TYPHOON WARNING CENTER UNDER WMO HEADER WTPN31 PGTW AND FROM THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.  
 

 
 
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