The 2015-2016 ENSO cycle has and continues to impact islands and atolls in the Western Pacific. Tropical cyclones occurred in every month of 2015 across the WFO Guam area of responsibility, impacting many islands and atolls with very wet weather and damaging winds. In the early months of 2016, as El-Nino declined and ended, extreme life threatening drought affected much of Micronesia. This presented many challenges in risk communication to NWS customers, partners and stakeholders since the first indication of a potential record-breaking El Niño was evident in the spring of 2015. Unique WFO impact-based decision support services enhanced community preparedness leading to phenomenal stakeholder, emergency management and public response to life threatening drought conditions across the region. WFO Guam support was key to preventing loss of life and suffering in isolated island communities facing drought hazards.