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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
502 PM ChST Fri Jan 4 2019
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MAJURO-
502 PM ChST Fri Jan 4 2019
...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT FOR DISTURBANCE SOUTHEAST OF
MAJURO...
THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SOUTHEAST OF MAJURO IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT ISSUED BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING
CENTER. THE DISTURBANCE IS CENTERED NEAR 3N174E...WHICH IS ABOUT 300
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MAJURO...AND IS DRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD NORTHWEST.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STILL COVER A LARGE AREA FROM MAJURO TO
TARAWA. HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE MARSHALL ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG TRADE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS AND WIND
GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS NEAR HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS OF 10
TO 15 FEET ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS AND SEAS WILL LIKELY INCREASE
FURTHER NEAR THE DISTURBANCE THIS WEEKEND.
HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL BY SMALL BOAT DANGEROUS
THIS WEEKEND AND INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL THE
WEATHER IMPROVES NEXT WEEK.
RESIDENTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
CLOSELY AND HEED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE WFO GUAM WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GUM/$$
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