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WHGM72 PGUM 220656
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
456 PM CHST SAT FEB 22 2025
PMZ172-222200-
/O.NEW.PGUM.SC.Y.0019.250222T1900Z-250224T0700Z/
CHUUK COASTAL WATERS-
456 PM CHST SAT FEB 22 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM CHST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHUUK COASTAL WATERS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM CHST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL COMBINED WITH
INCREASING TRADE-WIND SWELL AND WIND WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS UP TO
11 FEET. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM A TRANSITING MID-
LATITUDE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO PEAK AROUND 25 KT
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID BOATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
SCHANK
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