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WHPQ42 PGUM 071852
CFWPQ2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
452 AM CHST WED JUL 8 2026
FMZ037-PWZ002>006-081000-
/O.NEW.PGUM.SU.W.0008.260707T1852Z-260708T1900Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0047.260708T1900Z-260710T0700Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.CF.S.0008.260707T1852Z-260708T1900Z/
YAP-MELEKEOK-AIRAI-KOROR-PELELIU-ANGAUR-
452 AM CHST WED JUL 8 2026
..HIGH SURF WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
THEN WILL BE REPLACED WITH
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM CHST FRIDAY...
..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 12 TO 16 FEET.
ISOLATED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS AND SHORELINES OF YAP AND
PALAU.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF WARNING AND COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT,
UNTIL 5 AM CHST THURSDAY. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM
THURSDAY TO 5 PM CHST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. BREAKING
WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND DOCKS, AND INTO DANGEROUS
SEAS. LIFE-THREATENING SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT
BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS SUPER TYPHOON BAVI (09W) PASSES WELL
NORTH OF THE REGION, THE TRAILING MONSOON SURGE GRADUALLY SHIFTS
NORTHWEST. SIGNIFICANT NORTH TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND SOUTHWEST
SWELL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PATTERN WILL STILL PERSIST OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, GRADUALLY WEAKENING LATE WEEK. DANGEROUS SURF
OF UP TO 16 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS IS EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE RESPECTIVE SHORELINES. THEN SURF MAY FALL BELOW
DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 FT THURSDAY MORNING, BUT IS STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO LIFE-THREATENING
SURF CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF JETTIES, PIERS, AND OTHER WATERSIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
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