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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
509 AM CHST THU MAR 19 2026
FMZ023-PWZ002>006-190700-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260319T0700Z/
CHUUK-MELEKEOK-AIRAI-KOROR-PELELIU-ANGAUR-
509 AM CHST THU MAR 19 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF PALAU AND CHUUK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG PERIOD NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELL
FROM DISTANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO CROSS WESTERN
MICRONESIA, GENERATING 8 TO 11 FOOT SURF ALONG NORTH FACING
REEFS. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS, POTENTIALLY FALLING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
FMZ037-190815-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260321T0700Z/
YAP-
509 AM CHST THU MAR 19 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH FACING REEFS OF YAP.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG PERIOD NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELL
FROM DISTANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO CROSS WESTERN
MICRONESIA, GENERATING 8 TO 12 FOOT SURF ALONG NORTH FACING
REEFS OF YAP. SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
DECOU
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