MIMIS COMMENTS: GOOD MORNING ROP! SATELLITE IMAGERY STILL DEPICTS SUPER TYPHOON (STY) VONGFONG AS THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IN THIS PART OF THE PACIFIC REGION, MOVING NORTH AT 7 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 150 MPH. STY VONGFONG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTH WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS FORECAST TRACK WOULD TAKE VONGFONG JUST EAST OF OKINAWA LATE SATURDAY EVENING. ( SEE NWS_GUAM ADVISORY NUMBER 29 AT: prh.noaa.gov/guam/cyclone.php). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON YOUR ISLAND COUNTRY’S CONDITIONS PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GUAM’S SITE At: prh.noaa.gov/guam. FOR THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU: STY VONGFONG PULLING THE MONSOON TROUGH NORTHWEST OF ROP HAS SHIFTED THE SHOWER COVERAGE AND STRONGER WINDS OFFSHORE TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE FAR NORTHEAST. AT THE SAME TIME, ROP SITS BARELY ON THE OUTTER EDGE OF A RIDGE (OR AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE) PROVIDING DRIER CONDITIONS FOR OUR ISLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND UNTIL AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ROLLS IN PROVIDING SOME ISOLATED (HERE AND THERE AND NOT EVERYWHERE) LIGHT TO HEAVY SHOWERS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS IT PASSES FROM THE EAST AND EXITS TO OUR WEST. FOR THE REST OF THE NEW WEEK, GFS MODELS SHOW LITTLE PRECIPITATION MAINLY FROM ISLAND CONVECTION; LOW WINDS AND LAND HEATING. PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM THE HEAT, THE SMOG, KEEP HYDRATED AND CONSERVE ON WATER RESOURCES. WIND AND SEAS OUT TO 40 NM: ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH TO WEST TO SOUTH FACING REEFS... (NOTE: WITH THE DECREASE IN MONSOONAL WINDS, THE HIGH SURF FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES ONLY MAY BE CANCELLED TONIGHT OR SATURDAY…PLEASE CHECK WITH NEMO OR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE KOROR OVER THE WEEKEND OR ANYTIME 24-7 FOR YOUR WEATHER INQUIRES AT (680) 488-1034 (LIVE) OR 488-1104(ROP)/1103(ENG).) ...SEA CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT TODAY... TODAY=SOUTH WIND 12 TO 17 MPH. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT=SOUTH WIND 12 TO 17 MPH. BECOMING SOUTHEAST SATURDAY. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SUNDAY=EAST WIND 6 TO 17 MPH. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. MONDAY AND TUESDAY=NORTHEAST WIND 6 TO 12 MPH. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SUNSET: 5:49 PM SUNRISE: 5:49 AM FYI: LIFE’S STRESSES AND DEHYDRATION (...I CAN HEAR IT NOW...PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH...A WORK IN PROGRESS) HAS FORCED ME TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF TO RECOVER. I WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY POSTS UNTIL TUESDAY UNLESS THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE FORECAST. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:08:42 +0000
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