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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
454 PM CHST THU APR 9 2026
FMZ023-092000-
/O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-260411T0700Z/
CHUUK-
454 PM CHST THU APR 9 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST SATURDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET.
* WHERE...NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS OF CHUUK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TRADE SURGE HAS RELAXED OVER THE
REGION, HOWEVER, TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W HAS TAKEN ITS PLACE
ALLOWING FOR SURF TO REMAIN HIGH ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND
INCREASING TO HIGH ALONG WEST FACING REEFS BY FRIDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 04W WILL SLOWLY MOVE OFF TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AS IT
INTENSIFIES. THIS WILL ALLOW SWELLS TO REMAIN ELEVATED OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS, KEEPING SURF HAZARDOUS POTENTIALLY INTO SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
WILLIAMS
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