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WHPQ42 PGUM 160653
CFWPQ2
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
453 PM CHST THU APR 16 2026
FMZ023-160800-
/O.EXP.PGUM.SU.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-260416T0700Z/
CHUUK-
453 PM CHST THU APR 16 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON
SURF ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS HAVE FALLEN BELOW THE 9 FOOT
THRESHOLD FOR A HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SURF IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
CONTINUE TO DROP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
FMZ037-162200-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260417T0700Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260417T0700Z/
YAP-
453 PM CHST THU APR 16 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 14 FEET. ISOLATED MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF YAP.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. DANGEROUS
SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LARGE NORTHEAST SWELL FROM TYPHOON SINLAKU
WILL BRING HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH
AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS SURF, COMBINED WITH THE HIGHER
HIGH TIDES WITH THE NEW MOON CYCLE, MAY PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL
INUNDATION ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORELINES AT TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
PWZ002>006-162200-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260417T0700Z/
MELEKEOK-AIRAI-KOROR-PELELIU-ANGAUR-
453 PM CHST THU APR 16 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF PALAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LARGE NORTHEAST SWELL FROM TYPHOON SINLAKU
WILL BRING HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
BOWSHER
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