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...SURGING WEST WINDS, BUILDING SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM BAVI
(09W) WILL BRING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SEA AND SURF CONDITIONS LATE
SUNDAY THROUGH MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...

Tropical Storm Bavi (09W) is currently located about 340 miles to
the north-northeast of Pohnpei near 11.9N 158.5E, or roughly 545
miles northeast of Chuuk, and is moving west-northwest at 15 mph.
Maximum sustained winds are 60 mph. Bavi is expected to generally
track west-northwest through the coming days. Although the time
frame is still uncertain, and Yap and Palau are expected to remain
outside of Bavi's direct wind field, surging west to southwest winds
around 20 to 25 knots are expected to develop across the region
south to southwest of the storm. Models suggest west winds around 15
to 20 knots will begin to pick up for Yap and Palau late Sunday,
peaking sometime early next week with potential to generate choppy,
hazardous seas which could make inter-island travel hazardous. As TS
Bavi develops and begins to move north to northeast of the region,
surging west to southwest swell looks to develop, which will lead to
elevated, and potentially hazardous surf in the first half of next
week.

For more information on Tropical Storm Bavi, please refer to the
Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory issued by the National Weather
Service under WMO header WTPQ31 PGUM and the Tropical Cyclone Warning
issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center under WMO header WTPN31
PGTW.