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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

926 AM ChST Fri Nov 29 2019



TYPHOON KAMMURI (29W) IS LOCATED ABOUT 340 MILES NORTH OF YAP AND 320

MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI THIS MORNING...MOVING NORTH AT 8 MPH

WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH. KAMMURI IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN

TURNING TOWARD THE WEST LATER TODAY AND SATURDAY...STAYING WELL NORTH

AND NORTHWEST OF YAP AND PALAU AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD ACROSS THE 

PHILIPPINE SEA.



LARGE NORTH TO NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED BY KAMMURI WILL PERSIST 

ACROSS WESTERN YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU THROUGH THE 

WEEKEND. DANGEROUS SURF WILL PERSIST ACROSS NGULU AND KAYANGEL

THROUGH SUNDAY. 



ADDITIONALLY...EAST-NORTHEAST TRADE-WIND SWELL AROUND 3 TO 5 FEET 

WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL MESH WITH THE 

LARGE NORTH TO NORTHWEST SWELL TO PRODUCE CROSSED-UP SEAS.



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PMZ161-300000-

KOROR PALAU-

926 AM ChST Fri Nov 29 2019



...KAYANGEL...



SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO 12 TO 16 FEET

TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING. SEAS WILL REMAIN

HAZARDOUS AROUND 11 TO 13 FEET...THEREFORE INTER-ISLAND SHOULD BE 

POSTPONED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 



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PMZ171-300000-

YAP-

926 AM ChST Fri Nov 29 2019



...ULITHI AND FAIS...



DANGEROUS SURF OF 14 TO 16 FEET ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS 

WILL SUBSIDE TO HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. EXPECT 

HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A FOCUS

ALONG REEFS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO

SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SATURDAY.



...NGULU...



SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS AT 14 TO

16 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SURF MAY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY BUT

STILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AROUND 10 TO 12 FEET. COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 

11 FEET WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SUNDAY. 



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RESIDENTS OF ALL THE ABOVE LOCATIONS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE NORTH

AND WEST FACING REEFS...HUGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 

WILL CREATE DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS. SMALL BOATS SHOULD STAY IN 

PORT AND INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY LARGER VESSELS SHOULD BE POSTPONED 

UNTIL MARINE CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.



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