National Weather Service Raw Text Product

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WWPQ80 PGUM 200923
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
723 PM ChST Thu Sep 20 2018

PMZ161-171-172-210100-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-CHUUK-
723 PM ChST Thu Sep 20 2018

...DISTURBANCE NEAR GUAM IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE 
FORMATION ALERT...

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS CENTERED NEAR 13N146E...WHICH IS ABOUT 80 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM AND ABOUT 550 MILES NORTHEAST OF YAP. THE 
DISTURBANCE IS MOVING TOWARD WEST-NORTHWEST AND IS NOW THE SUBJECT 
OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT ISSUED BY THE JOINT TYPHOON 
WARNING CENTER.

AREAS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING NEAR 
THE DISTURBANCE...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AND BETWEEN GUAM AND 
CHUUK. THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND MOVE SLOWLY 
TOWARD THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST.

THE WESTERLY MONSOONAL FLOW ACROSS YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF 
PALAU WILL INCREASE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SHOWERY WEATHER AND 
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR YAP AND KOROR THROUGH THIS 
WEEKEND. SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

RESIDENTS ON THESE 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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SIMPSON

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