Guam and the CNMI have a quiet weather pattern, with spotty showers and a couple of thunderstorms Tuesday, while a tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 96W will bring showers and thunderstorms to Yap and possibly Palau the next couple of days.
The National Weather Service Guam said for the Marianas, a drier trade wind pattern will set up mid to late week but trades will increase again this weekend.
Expect combined seas of 3 to 6 feet the next few days, building to between 5 and 7 feet this weekend.
There will be a moderate risk of rip currents along north- and east-facing reefs and beaches of the Marianas.
Yap, Palau
With Invest 96W, Yap State and Palau could expect a mix of showers and sun through the weekend as moderate trades prevail late this week into next week.
A week ago, this tropical disturance was known as 94W, near Kosrae. That Invest 94W was closed days later, but reopened and became 95W near Chuuk for additional observation. 95W was closed after a couple of days but was reopened Tuesday morning.
It is now Invest 96W, and is under closer observation.
This disturbance, a weak circulation, has maintained a core of showers and thunderstorms as it tracks slowly westward.
However, it is rated as “sub low” for development, meaning that development is not expected in the coming days, NWS said.
Fair weather is found across Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, with showers across the Marshall Islands, associated with a surface trough.
Remnants of Hagupit
Farther west, the remnants of Tropical Depression Hagupit sit just outside of the NWS Guam area of responsibility, west of 130 degree east.
Elsewhere across the region, there are no suspect areas for tropical cyclone development.
