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WWPQ80 PGUM 260626
SPSPQ 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
426 PM ChST Wed Sep 26 2018

PMZ172-270700-
CHUUK-
426 PM ChST Wed Sep 26 2018

...DISTURBANCE SOUTH OF POHNPEI TO BRING INCLEMENT WEATHER TO CHUUK 
STATE...

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS CENTERED NEAR 4N158E OR ABOUT 180 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF POHNPEI AND 450 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK.

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING SOUTH TO NORTHWEST OF
THE DISTURBANCE AND WILL BRING INCREASED SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND
GUSTY WINDS TO CHUUK AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING. RAINFALL COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...PASSING NEAR WENO CHUUK ON FRIDAY ON ITS WAY TOWARD THE
MARIANA ISLANDS. 

RESIDENTS OF CHUUK ATOLLS AND ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION 
CLOSELY FOR ANY CHANGES IN CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS...AND HEED THE 
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WEATHER 
SERVICE OFFICES. THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ARE 
AVAILABLE ON THE WFO GUAM WEBSITE AT WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/

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MILLER/M. AYDLETT