MIMIS COMMENTS: GOOD MORNING ROP! THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS THE NEARLY STATIONARY TROPICAL STORM (TS) MATMO, NAME CONTRIBUTED BY U.S.A., DEFINED AS HEAVY RAIN, CURRENTLY LOCATED NORTH OF ROP APPROXIMATELY 230 MILES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONFINED TO THE CENTER. TS MATMO WILL PROVIDE BREEZY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. GFS MODELS REPEAT THE MONSOON WEATHER PATTERN THAT WEVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK. DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD KICK IN AROUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE. WIND AND SEAS OUT TO 40 NM: TODAY=WEST WIND 17 TO 23 MPH. WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SHOWERS. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY=WEST WIND 17 TO 23 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN SHOWERS. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. MONDAY=SOUTHWEST WIND 17 TO 23 MPH. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. TUESDAY=SOUTH WIND 12 TO 23 MPH. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG WEST FACING SHORES... WEST SWELL PRODUCED BY A MONSOON SURGE SOUTH OF TROPICAL STORM MATMO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF FOR PALAU AND YAP THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. THE SURF WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET SATURDAY...THEN FINALLY FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS ON MONDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING WEST...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. OTHER WEATHER MAKERS THIS SIDE OF THE PACIFIC ARE TRADE-WINDS CONVERGING OVER THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AND KOSRAE, A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NORTH OF POHNPEI AND A LOW PRESSURE AREA AT LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE EAST OF THE MARIANAS. FOR UPDATES ON TROPICAL STORM MATMO, HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT PLEASE REFER TO WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE GUAM’S SITE AT prh.noaa.gov/guam. SUNSET: 6:23 PM SUNRISE: 5:53AM HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:57:22 +0000
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