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WHPQ42 PGUM 200640
CFWPQ2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
440 PM CHST FRI MAR 20 2026
FMZ037-202100-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260321T0700Z/
YAP-
440 PM CHST FRI MAR 20 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF YAP.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL CONTINUES
TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE. THIS SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF YAP. SURF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH SATURDAY, POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW
HAZARDOUS LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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