


Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory
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905 WTPQ33 PGUM 021034 TCPPQ3 BULLETIN Tropical Depression Iona (01C) Advisory Number 25 National Weather Service Tiyan GU CP012025 834 PM ChST Sat Aug 2 2025 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IONA HAS MOVED INTO THE WEST PACIFIC WELL EAST OF WAKE ISLAND AND WEAKENING... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- TD Iona has crossed the Date Line and entered the western Pacific. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- None. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- Location...17.3N 178.9E About 815 miles east of Wake Island About 870 miles northeast of Majuro About 2280 miles east of Guam Maximum sustained winds...30 mph Present movement...northwest...315 degrees at 23 mph DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...the center of Tropical Depression Iona was located near Latitude 17.3 degrees North and Longitude 178.9 degrees East. Iona is moving northwest at 23 mph. It is expected to make a turn toward the north with a dramatic decrease in forward speed through Sunday. Maximum sustained winds are 30 mph. Iona is forecast to weaken through Sunday, potentially dissipating as it encounters the sub-tropical ridge for the rest of its life cycle. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This will be the last issuance of a public advisory for this system by the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, unless re-development occurs in the next 12 hours. $$ Montvila