FGMY70 PGUM 300617 CCA ESFMY GUZ001-002-003-004-310400- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 415 PM CHST SUN AUG 30 2009 GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 415 PM CHST SUN AUG 30 2009 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MARIANAS THIS COMING WEEK... THE LARGE SCALE MONSOON RAINBAND THAT WAS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE MARIANAS HAS MOVED AWAY FARTHER TO WEST INTO THE PHILIPPINE SEA NORTH OF PALAU AND YAP. THIS WILL LESSEN THE CHANCE FOR A PROLONGED RAIN EVENT ACROSS THE MARIANAS. WHILE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING THIS WEEK... RAINFALL ACCUMULATION SHOULD NOT GREATLY EXCEED WHAT WOULD BE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC. THE HEAVY RAINS ANTICIPATED COULD STILL CAUSE FLOODING. HOWEVER... BREAKS IN THE RAINFALL SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW ANY FLOODING THAT OCCURS TO ABATE. $$ ZIOBRO/MCELROY