Mimis comments: Good morning ROP! Please read through the Special Weather Statement and High Surf Advisory. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 702 AM CHST THU JUL 3 2014 ...A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN YAP STATE... AT 400 AM CHST...A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE...THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 9N148E. THIS IS ABOUT 295 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF CHUUK 270 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF WOLEAI 660 MILES EAST OF YAP AND 915 MILES EAST OF KOROR PALAU THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SLOWLY AS IT DRIFTS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT COULD MOVE NORTHWEST OF WOLEAI IN EASTERN YAP STATE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN PASS NORTH OF YAP ISLAND IN WESTERN YAP STATE ON SATURDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EASTERN YAP STATE INCLUDING WOLEAI AND FARAULEP THROUGH TONIGHT. THEN THESE INCLEMENT CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT WESTWARD OVER WESTERN YAP STATE INCLUDING ULITHI AND YAP ISLANDS STARTING FRIDAY MORNING. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS ANTICIPATED ON SATURDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE PULLS FARTHER NORTHWEST OF WESTERN YAP STATE. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS YAP STATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. MONSOONAL WINDS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER WESTERN CHUUK STATE...MAINLY NEAR PULUWAT UNTIL TONIGHT. POTENTIAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE RISKS OF MUDSLIDES ACROSS YAP STATE AND PALAU. FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED ROADS AND PAY ATTENTION TO RISING WATER LEVELS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS. WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT IN THE WATERS OF YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FEET WILL ALSO BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT IS NOT RECOMMENDED ACROSS YAP STATE AND PALAU THROUGH SUNDAY. STAY INFORMED ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION...ESPECIALLY IF PLANNING MARINE ACTIVITIES. LISTEN FOR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES. COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 500 AM CHST THU JUL 3 2014 .OVERVIEW...WEST TO SOUTHWEST SWELL PRODUCED BY A MONSOON SURGE IS EXPECT TO MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF ACROSS THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SURF ACROSS WESTERN YAP STATE WILL ALSO REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 9 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THEN SURF COULD PEAK AT 9 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON SUNDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING WEST AND SOUTHWEST...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. Special Weather Statements, Advisories and other products; marine, satellite and forecast information can be found on WFO Guams site at: prh.noaa.gov/guam
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:38:23 +0000
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