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WHPQ41 PGUM 111628
CFWPQ1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
228 AM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
FMZ001-120800-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-260812T1700Z/
KOSRAE-
228 AM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CHST THURSDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET.
* WHERE...SOUTH FACING REEFS OF KOSRAE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM CHST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG SOUTHEAST TRADES AND A CIRCULATION
SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR CONTINUE TO GENERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SWELL
INTO EASTERN MICRONESIA. AS THE CIRCULATION MEANDERS TOWARDS THE
SOLOMON ISLANDS, SWELL TURNS MORE SOUTHWEST LATE WEEK AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. FOR NOW, HAZARDOUS SURF UP TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG
SOUTH FACING REEFS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, POSSIBLY SEEING
ANOTHER BOOST IN SURF HEIGHTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
CRUZ
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