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Southwest of Guam
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
254 PM CHST TUE APR 24 2012
PMZ161-171-250000-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
254 PM CHST TUE APR 24 2012
...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE DEVELOPS SOUTHEAST OF KOROR...
A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE HAS FORMED SOUTHEAST OF KOROR AND SOUTH OF
YAP. THE BROAD CENTER OF CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KOROR AND ABOUT 415 MILES SOUTH OF YAP NEAR 4N137E.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING
NGULU IN WESTERN YAP STATE...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL
THROUGH TONIGHT.
AS THE DISTURBANCE DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE ISLANDS OF KAYANGEL...KOROR AND
BABELDAOB IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU LATER THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL
LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MUDSLIDES. SEAS NEAR KOROR WILL BUILD DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT HIGH SURF IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
PEOPLE PLANNING INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM...AND IF POSSIBLE...CHECK WITH THEIR WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING SUCH TRAVEL. KEEP ALERT FOR ANY
LATER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.