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WHPQ41 PGUM 120457
CFWPQ1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
257 PM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
FMZ001-121700-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-260812T1700Z/
KOSRAE-
257 PM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CHST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET.
* WHERE...SOUTH FACING REEFS OF KOSRAE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CHST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG SOUTHEAST TRADES AND A CIRCULATION
SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR CONTINUE TO GENERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
SWELL INTO EASTERN MICRONESIA. AS THE CIRCULATION MEANDERS
TOWARDS THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, SWELL TURNS MORE SOUTHWEST LATE WEEK
AND OVER THE WEEKEND. FOR NOW, HAZARDOUS SURF UP TO 8 FEET IS
EXPECTED ALONG SOUTH FACING REEFS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING,
POSSIBLY SEEING ANOTHER BOOST IN SURF HEIGHTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
OGLE
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