The Guam NWS has stated in their latest warning:
TROPICAL STORM NOUL CONTINUES TO DRIFT VERY SLOWLY TOWARDS THE WEST AS IT HEADS IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF YAP ISLAND. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS THE EYE OF THE SLOWLY INTENSIFYING TROPICAL STORM CROSSING THE ISLAND OF YAP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
……TYPHOON CONDITIONS…INCLUDING WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE…ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS THE EYE CROSSES THE ISLAND. SINCE THE WIND FIELD OF NOUL IS VERY SMALL…WINDS MAY INCREASE RAPIDLY JUST PRIOR TO THE EYE REACHING THE ISLAND. STAY IN A STURDY SHELTER AWAY FROM SHORELINES UNTIL WINDS CLEARLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. DO NOT ATTEMPT ANY INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL UNTIL SEAS AND WINDS SUBSIDE
