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WHPQ40 PGUM 160659
CFWPQ
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
500 PM CHST WED OCT 16 2013
.OVERVIEW...LONG PERIOD NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED BY TYPHOON
WIPHA WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES OF YAP
AND PALAU THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
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PMZ161-171-161900-
KOROR PALAU-YAP-
500 PM CHST WED OCT 16 2013
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH-FACING SHORES...
SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA HEIGHTS AND COMPUTER MODEL DATA CONTINUE TO
INDICATE A LONG PERIOD NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED FROM TYPHOON
WIPHA ARRIVING AT KOROR AND YAP. SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ARE
EXPECTED ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF YAP AND SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9
FEET ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF KOROR THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY.
AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
NORTH-FACING SHORES...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.
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WILLIAMS