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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

125 PM ChST Mon Dec 2 2019



PMZ171-172-022100-

YAP-CHUUK-

125 PM ChST Mon Dec 2 2019



...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WEAKENS WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK...

 

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN CHUUK STATE...DESIGNATED INVEST AREA 

95W... WAS FORMERLY THE SUBJECT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT

(TCFA) BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER. IT HAS WEAKENED AND THE 

TCFA HAS BEEN CANCELED.



95W REMAINS A WEAK AND DISORGANIZED SYSTEM AS STRONG VERTICAL WIND

SHEAR HAS DISPLACED DEEP CONVECTION TO THE WEST OF THE NOW-EXPOSED

LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THIS WILL MITIGATE ANY DEVELOPMENT IN

THE NEAR-TERM.



NUMERICAL WEATHER GUIDANCE INDICATES LITTLE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT

THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT APPROACHES YAP. HOWEVER...SCATTERED TO

NUMEROUS SHOWERS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE 

EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS ISLANDS OF YAP AND WESTERN CHUUK 

STATES. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO WOLEAI...SATAWAL... 

PULUWAT...ULUL AND FARAULEP.



SEAS AND SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS A COUPLE MORE DAYS... 

THEREFORE...MARINERS SHOULD POSTPONE INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL THIS 

DISTURBANCE MOVES WEST AND CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. STAY AWAY FROM REEFS 

WITH HIGH SURF AND EXPOSED BEACHES. HUGE POUNDING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU

UNCONSCIOUS AND CAUSE YOU TO DROWN. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE VERY 

DANGEROUS.



RESIDENTS ACROSS YAP AND CHUUK SHOULD STAY ALERT WITH THE LATEST 

INFORMATION AND LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY 

OFFICIALS. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED ON 95W...BUT WILL

BE UPDATED IF SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OCCURS.



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AYDLETT