#2 Postby euro6208 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:09 am
mmm, could this be a threat for Guam & the CNMI down the road? alot of warm water for this to intensify...
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WWPQ80 PGUM 140702
SPSPQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
502 PM CHST TUE AUG 14 2012
PMZ181-150100-
MAJURO-
502 PM CHST TUE AUG 14 2012
...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING MAJURO...
AT 430 PM CHST...A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WAS CENTERED NEAR 5 DEGREES
NORTH LATITUDE AND 177 DEGREES EAST LONGITUDE. THIS IS ABOUT 440
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MAJURO. THE DISTURBANCE IS MOVING WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM JUST EAST OF MAJURO TO BEYOND
THE DATELINE. WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE 10
TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER SHOWERS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH MAJURO TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST.
OPEN-OCEAN SEAS ACROSS THE MARSHALL ISLANDS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS SURF IS NOT
EXPECTED.
PEOPLE PLANNING INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. KEEP ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
UNDER WMO HEADER FZPQ51 PGUM FOR DETAILS ON EXPECTED WEATHER FOR
MAJURO.
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AYDLETT
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