720 
WWPQ80 PGUM 160422
SPSPQ 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
221 PM ChST Fri Mar 16 2018

PMZ173-174-162300-
POHNPEI-KOSRAE-
221 PM ChST Fri Mar 16 2018

...HEAVY RAIN ACROSS POHNPEI AND KOSRAE STATES THROUGH TONIGHT...

A BROAD TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS CENTERED NEAR POHNPEI ISLAND AT 
7N158E THIS AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL CONTINUE 
TO TRIGGER WIDESPREAD DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THIS SYSTEM ACROSS 
KOSRAE...POHNPEI AND NEARBY ISLANDS/ATOLLS THROUGH TONIGHT.

NEARLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS POHNPEI AND KOSRAE FOR
THE PAST 9 HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS PROBABLE 
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS 
POOR-DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS ON KOSRAE...POHNPEI AND NEARBY 
ISLANDS/ATOLLS. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES NEAR 
VALLEYS AND SLOPES FOR POHNPEI AND KOSRAE ISLANDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY.

RESIDENTS ON THESE ISLANDS/ATOLLS NEED TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION
CLOSELY AND LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS AND UPDATES FROM THEIR LOCAL 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

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CHAN