The Marianas region is expected to experience more showers and thunderstorms, particularly late tonight, Friday, through early Sunday morning, brought by a tropical disturbance and another weaker circulation.<\/p>\n
According to the U.S. National Weather Service Guam, as of 4pm yesterday, a tropical disturbance was centered about 600 miles northeast of Guam and 500 miles northeast of Saipan.<\/p>\n
NWS advised the public to be prepared for strong gusty winds and the possibility of flooding in flood-prone locations.<\/p>\n
A monsoon surge associated with this disturbance is producing widespread cloudiness and scattered showers across the Marianas, said NWS meteorologist Marcus Landon Aydlett.<\/p>\n
Aydlett said latest computer guidance keeps this disturbance north of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan the next few days as it interacts with another weaker circulation northwest of the Marianas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurther development with these disturbances will occur north of Saipan over the next few days and should not directly affect the Marianas,\u201d Aydlett said.<\/p>\n
However, he said, these disturbances will strengthen the monsoon flow over the islands with more showers and thunderstorms, particularly late tonight through early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Aydlett said a strong ridge just south of the Marianas over Chuuk and Pohnpei will lift northward toward the Marianas Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cExact timing of this will determine when showers and thunderstorms move out and drier weather builds in across the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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