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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
503 AM CHST WED FEB 19 2020
OVERVIEW
NORTHEAST TRADE-WIND SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL MAINTAIN
HAZARDOUS SURF AT CHUUK THROUGH TONIGHT.
PMZ172-190700-
CHUUK-
503 AM CHST WED FEB 19 2020
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTH FACING REEFS
ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THE SWELL DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT A
BIT MORE EAST ON THURSDAY. THIS SHIFT IN THE SWELL DIRECTION MAY
ALLOW SURF TO FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS.
ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...SURF IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW
HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO PERSISTENT TRADE-WIND
SWELL AND WIND WAVES.
AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED SHORES FACING NORTH.
LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
KLEESCHULTE
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