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WHPQ42 PGUM 150608
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
408 PM CHST SAT MAR 15 2025
FMZ023-037-PWZ002>006-151900-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-250315T1900Z/
CHUUK-YAP-MELEKEOK-AIRAI-KOROR-PELELIU-ANGAUR-
408 PM CHST SAT MAR 15 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CHST SUNDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FEET FOR CHUUK, 8 TO
11 FEET FOR YAP, AND 7 TO 10 FEET FOR PALAU.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF PALAU, YAP AND CHUUK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM CHST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG-PERIOD SWELL FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
CONTINUES TO GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH-FACING REEFS
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. REFRACTED SWELL ENERGY WILL HELP ELEVATE
SURF UP TO 10 FEET ALONG EAST-FACING REEFS AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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