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WWPQ80 PGUM 251242
SPSPQ 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1042 PM CHST SUN NOV 25 2012

PMZ172-173-174-260100-
CHUUK-POHNPEI-KOSRAE-
1042 PM CHST SUN NOV 25 2012

...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SOUTH OF POHNPEI HAS MOVED SLIGHTLY 
NORTHWARD...

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE HAS BEEN NEARLY 
STATIONARY THE PAST 12 HOURS AND IS CENTERED NEAR 3N158E. THIS IS 
ABOUT 215 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NUKUORO...250 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
KAPINGAMARANGI...AND ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTH OF POHNPEI. HEAVY 
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 
DISTURBANCE ARE FLARING UP JUST SOUTH OF POHNPEI...SOUTHWEST OF 
KOSRAE AND SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK. THIS CONVECTION COVERS

    TA...ETAL...SATAWAN...LUKUNOR...NAMOLUK AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS
    IN SOUTHERN CHUUK STATE AND
    SAPWUAFIK...NUKUORO...AND KAPINGAMARANGI IN POHNPEI STATE AND
    ACROSS KOSRAE STATE.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE ABOVE LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDWEEK. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN SHOWERS ARE LIKELY. CHOPPY SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET 
COULD BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND CAUSE 
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY SMALL BOATS ACROSS 
THIS REGION.

RESIDENTS OF CHUUK...POHNPEI AND KOSRAE STATES SHOULD STAY ALERT AND 
MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR THIS SYSTEM. REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS.

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