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WHPQ41 PGUM 191655
CFWPQ1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
255 AM CHST FRI FEB 20 2026
FMZ001-013-200700-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-260220T1700Z/
KOSRAE-POHNPEI-
255 AM CHST FRI FEB 20 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CHST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF POHNPEI; NORTH AND EAST FACING
REEFS OF KOSRAE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CHST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN ELEVATED NORTHEAST TRADE SWELL WILL
MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF
POHNPEI AND NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF KOSRAE THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. SURF MAY REMAIN ELEVATED ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS OF KOSRAE A BIT LONGER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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