[Chuuk/Pohnpei] Weather Advisory: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE

Source: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/data/GUM/SPSPQ

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WWPQ80 PGUM 170003
SPSPQ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1005 AM CHST THU SEP 17 2015

PMZ172-173-174-171100-
CHUUK-POHNPEI-KOSRAE-
1005 AM CHST THU SEP 17 2015

...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE AFFECTING CHUUK...POHNPEI AND KOSRAE
STATES...

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE FORM OF A BROAD CIRCULATION IS
CENTERED ABOUT 210 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF KOSRAE AND 250 MILES
NORTHEAST OF POHNPEI AT 8N162E. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SLOWLY
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE ARE MOVING ACROSS
KOSRAE STATE INTO POHNPEI STATE THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE INTO
CHUUK STATE BY FRIDAY.

DURING THE PASSAGE OF THIS DISTURBANCE...ANTICIPATE PERIODS OF
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 25
TO 30 KNOTS. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN
CAUSE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS. ROUGH SEAS AND
LOW VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING HEAVY SHOWERS. INTER-
ISLAND TRAVEL BY SMALL BOATS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SEAS AND
SHOWERS HAVE SUBSIDED.

COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THIS DISTURBANCE WILL FURTHER DEVELOP AS IT
MOVES ACROSS POHNPEI AND CHUUK STATES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. RESIDENTS OF CHUUK...POHNPEI AND KOSRAE STATES SHOULD MONITOR
THIS SITUATION AND PAY ATTENTION TO LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ALSO STAY INFORMED WITH
LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ARE POSTED ON THE
WFO GUAM WEB PAGE AT WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/GUAM/ (ALL LOWER CASE).

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