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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
500 PM CHST MON FEB 8 2010
CORRECTED DATES OF ISSUANCE IN INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS
.OVERVIEW…THE COMBINATION OF TRADE-WIND SWELLS AND LARGE NORTH
SWELLS FROM A LARGE STORM SYSTEM EAST OF JAPAN WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
SURF FOR ALL OF MICRONESIA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION WILL
ALSO MAKE CONDITIONS DANGEROUS TO SMALL CRAFT…ESPECIALLY IN
CHUUK…POHNPEI AND KOSRAE STATES AND IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THESE LOCATIONS.
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PMZ161-171-081900-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
500 PM CHST MON FEB 8 2010
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND EAST REEFS…
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP ALONG EAST FACING REEFS
TONIGHT. THE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. SURF MAY
ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES ALONG NORTH AND EAST
SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
$$
PMZ172-173-081900-
CHUUK-POHNPEI-
500 PM CHST MON FEB 8 2010
…HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND EAST REEFS…
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH FACING REEFS
TUESDAY. THE SURF WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO HAZARDOUS 15 TO 18 FEET
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SURF WILL ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS 10 TO
12 FEET ON EAST FACING REEFS TUESDAY NIGHT…AND REMAIN SO FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. IN POHNPEI THE HARBOR…AIRPORT AND THE ISLAND OF
SOKEHS MAY BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE SEAS AND SURF.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH FACING
SHORES…ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY DURING TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES…ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
$$
PMZ174-081900-
KOSRAE-
500 PM CHST MON FEB 8 2010
…HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND EAST SHORES…
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL DEVELOP ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS
TUESDAY NIGHT THEN RAPIDLY BUILD TO 14 TO 16 FEET WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON EAST FACING REEFS
WEDNESDAY…AND REMAIN SO FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
MINOR COASTAL INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE ON NORTH SHORES
DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AVOID
VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES…ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH
AND EAST SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
$$
PMZ181-081900-
MAJURO-
500 PM CHST MON FEB 8 2010
…HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND EAST SHORES…
HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL DEVELOP ALONG NORTH SHORES
TUESDAY NIGHT THEN RAPIDLY BUILD TO 14 TO 16 FEET WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SURF WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON EAST FACING REEFS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…AND REMAIN SO FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SURF WILL MOST
LIKELY BE HIGHER IN THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS…WITH SURF
HEIGHTS UP TO 20 FEET ON NORTH SHORES OF ENEWETAK AND UTIRIK.
COASTAL INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET IS POSSIBLE ALONG NORTH FACING
SHORES…ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT DURING TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE. IN THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS INUNDATION MAY REACH 4
TO 6 FEET CAUSING MAJOR EROSION AND POSSIBLY PROPERTY AND CROP
DAMAGE. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES… ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
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