WWMY80 PGUM 200226
SPSMY 

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
1226 PM ChST Wed Feb 20 2019

GUZ001>004-210500-
Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan-
1226 PM ChST Wed Feb 20 2019

...TROPICAL STORM WUTIP TO PASS NEAR THE MARIANAS THIS WEEKEND...

TROPICAL STORM WUTIP IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 905 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GUAM NEAR 5N155E. THE TROPICAL STORM IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. 

FORECAST TRACK...MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN SHOWING THE 
CIRCULATION CONTINUING WESTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY...PASSING SOUTH OF 
CHUUK. WUTIP IS THEN EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST 
OR NORTHWEST AND PASS SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AROUND SUNDAY.

FORECAST STRENGTH...THE LATEST FORECAST HAS WUTIP INCREASING STRENGTH
AND POSSIBLY BECOMING A TYPHOON ON THURSDAY. THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK KEEPS TYPHOON FORCE WINDS AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE MARIANAS SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. 

RESIDENTS OF GUAM AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS SHOULD STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS 
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICE. THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE ON
THE WFO GUAM WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GUM/

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