West winds, showers, and thunderstorms brought by a broad area of low pressure will occur across the Marianas through the weekend and possibly well into next week, according to the U.S. National Weather Service Guam yesterday. <\/p>\n
NWS cautioned people who are planning any marine activities late this week to be prepared as coastal conditions possibly becoming hazardous due to west winds and waves.<\/p>\n
NWS said a broad area of low pressure centered about 300 miles east of Saipan near 15 degrees north and 150 degrees east is producing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in a large area.<\/p>\n
The affected area stretches from the Marianas eastward to 150 degrees east and southward to 9 degrees north.<\/p>\n
NWS expects this disturbance to slowly develop and drift toward the north or northwest over the next few days.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will result in monsoonal west winds and periods of showers and thunderstorms across the Marianas through at least the weekend and possibly well into next week,\u201d NWS said.<\/p>\n
Winds of 15 to 20 miles per hour are expected by Friday with gusts of 25mph or higher at times through the weekend.<\/p>\n
NWS said any tropical cyclones that develop in this weather pattern will stay well north of the Marianas. <\/p>\n
NWS said seas across the Marianas especially in the western waters will become choppy later this week as west swells build to 3 to 4 feet for Friday and the weekend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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