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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1220 PM CHST WED JUL 30 2025
PMZ161-171-172-301430-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-CHUUK-
1220 PM CHST WED JUL 30 2025
AT 925 CHST A MAGNITUDE 8.7 EARHQUAKE OCCURRED AT 52.2 NORTH
LATITUDE, 160.0 LONGITUDE, AT A DEPTH OF 46 MILES. TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DETECTED BY THE DART BUOYS IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
THE LATEST GUIDANCE FROM THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER SUGGESTS
TSUNAMI WAVES OF 0.3 TO 1 METER, OR ROUGHLY UP TO 3.3 FEET ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR ISLANDS THROUGHOUT POHNPEI AND KOSRAE
STATES, AND THE MARSHAL ISLANDS.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS CAN
VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST FOR MANY
HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
* IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF THE COAST TO
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION OF
THE SHORELINE.
* IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPTON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
THE TIME OF MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
* PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN, BE CRUSHED BY
DEBRIS IN THE WATER, OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. STAY OUT OF THE
WATER!
* MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON BEACHES AND IN HARBOR AREAS.
* STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HARBORS,
BAYS, AND OTHER NEAR-SHORE WATERS.
TIMING (ALL TIMES IN LOCAL TIME)
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PALAU: 3:12 PM
YAP: 3:32 PM
CHUUK: 4:12 PM
LISTEN FOR UPDATES ON WATCHES, ADVISORIES, OR WARNINGS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES.
UPDATED TEXTS AND THREAT MESSAGES CAN BE FOUND AT TSUNAMI.GOV
DOLL/AYDLETT
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