# Special Weather Statement: Koror Palau Coastal Waters; Yap Coastal Waters — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-04 18:42 ingested 2026-07-05 09:03

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Special Weather Statement — Koror Palau Coastal Waters; Yap Coastal Waters
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
Super Typhoon Bavi (09W) is currently located about 400 miles to the
north-northeast of Chuuk near 12.5N 150.8E and is moving west-
southwest at 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 160 mph. Bavi is
expected to continue moving generally west, eventually turning to the
west-northwest through the next 24 hours, passing through the
Marianas sometime Monday. Although the exact time frame is still
somewhat uncertain, and Yap and Palau are expected to remain outside
of Bavi's direct wind field, surging west to southwest winds around
20 to 30 knots with gusts to 40 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 STY Bavi develops and begins to move north to northeast
of the region, a 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 Super Typhoon 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.

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