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Tropical Depression 04W Advisory Number 1
National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP042026
247 PM ChST Thu Apr 9 2026

Corrected to add graphics information in Discussion and Outlook.

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W FORMS WEST-NORTHWEST OF FANANU...

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
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Tropical Depression 04W forms west-northwest of Fananu.
A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for Fananu in Chuuk State.

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for Fananu in Chuuk State.

SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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Location...8.7N 152.0E

About 20 miles west-northwest of Fananu
About 85 miles north of Chuuk
About 135 miles north-northwest of Losap
About 160 miles east of Ulul
About 230 miles east-northeast of Puluwat
About 590 miles southeast of Guam
About 615 miles southeast of Saipan
About 785 miles west-northwest of Kosrae
About 950 miles east of Yap

Maximum sustained winds...30 mph
Present movement...west...270 degrees at 5 mph

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...the center of Tropical Depression 04W
was located near Latitude 8.7 degrees North and Longitude
152.0 degrees East. 04W is moving west at 5 mph. It is expected
to gradually turn toward the northwest with a decrease in forward
speed over the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are 30 mph. 04W is forecast to intensify
over the next few days, possibly becoming a tropical storm 
Friday afternoon.

Forecast track and wind speed probabilities graphics posted to WFO
Guam's web page are currently unavailable. Please visit the Joint
Typhoon Warning Center web page at
https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html to see their latest
forecast track on TD 04W.

NEXT ADVISORY
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An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Weather 
Service at 500 PM ChST this afternoon, followed by the next scheduled 
advisory at 800 PM.

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