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Tropical Depression 04W Advisory Number 2
National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP042026
815 PM ChST Thu Apr 9 2026

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W MOVING VERY SLOWLY WEST...

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
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The Tropical Storm Watches for Fananu and Ulul in Chuuk State are
upgraded  to a warning.

A Typhoon Watch is now in effect for Ulul in Chuuk State.

A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for Chuuk in Chuuk State.

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for Fananu and Ulul in 
Chuuk State. 

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions, 
including damaging winds of 39 to 73 mph, are expected within the
next 48 hours.

A Typhoon Watch is now in effect for Ulul in Chuuk State.

A Typhoon Watch means that typhoon conditions, including winds of
74 mph or greater, are possible within 48 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Chuuk in Chuuk State.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions, 
including damaging winds of 39 to 73 mph, are possible within the 
next 48 hours.

SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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Location...8.1N 151.9E

About 40 miles southwest of Fananu
About 45 miles north of Chuuk
About 105 miles north-northwest of Losap
About 155 miles east-southeast of Ulul
About 205 miles east-northeast of Puluwat
About 610 miles southeast of Guam
About 640 miles southeast of Saipan
About 945 miles east of Yap

Maximum sustained winds...35 mph
Present movement...west...270 degrees at 3 mph

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...the center of Tropical Depression 04W
was located near Latitude 8.1 degrees North and Longitude 151.9 
degrees East. 04W is moving west at 3 mph. It is expected to 
toward the northwest over the next few days with little change in 
speed.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to 35 mph. 04W is forecast
to intensify over the next few days, possibly becoming a tropical
storm Friday and possibly becoming a typhoon Saturday.

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 1100 PM ChST followed by the next scheduled advisory
at 200 AM ChST early Friday morning.

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