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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU

858 AM ChST Sat Nov 30 2019



...VERY HIGH SURF AND SEAS HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT...



TYPHOON KAMMURI (29W) IS LOCATED ABOUT 325 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF 

YAP AND 490 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR NEAR 14N137E THIS 

MORNING. IT HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT IS NOW MOVING WEST WITH 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH. KAMMURI IS EXPECTED CONTINUE  

WESTWARD ACROSS THE PHILIPPINE SEA AWAY FROM FAR WESTERN MICRONESIA.



LARGE NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED BY KAMMURI WILL PERSIST ACROSS

WESTERN YAP STATE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE EAST-NORTHEAST TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE

TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. COMBINING WITH THE NORTH-NORTHWEST 

SWELL...A MIXED SEA STATE IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL MAKE NAVIGATING EVEN

IN LARGER VESSELS DIFFICULT.



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PMZ161-302300-

KOROR PALAU-

858 AM ChST Sat Nov 30 2019



...KAYANGEL...



DANGEROUS SURF OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG NORTH AND WEST 

FACING SHORES TODAY...THEN BUILD FURTHER TO BETWEEN 14 AND 16 FEET 

TONIGHT. SURF SHOULD REMAIN NEAR THESE LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY

AFTERNOON.



STAY AWAY FROM NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. HUGE

POUNDING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU UNCONSCIOUS AND CAUSE YOU TO DROWN. RIP

CURRENTS WILL BE DEADLY. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD BE 

POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK.



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PMZ171-302300-

YAP-

858 AM ChST Sat Nov 30 2019



...ULITHI AND FAIS...



HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL PERSIST ALONG NORTH AND WEST 

FACING REEFS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 

MONDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH SUNDAY 

AFTERNOON.



AVOID VENTURING OUT ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED

BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS 

INJURIES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL

BY BOAT SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK.



...NGULU...



DANGEROUS SURF OF 13 TO 15 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG NORTH AND WEST 

FACING SHORES THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO HAZARDOUS

LEVELS OF 11 AND 13 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 



STAY AWAY FROM NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. HUGE

POUNDING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU UNCONSCIOUS AND CAUSE YOU TO DROWN. RIP

CURRENTS WILL BE DEADLY. INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL BY BOAT SHOULD BE 

POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK.



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RESIDENTS OF ALL THE ABOVE LOCATIONS SHOULD STAY ALERT WITH THE 

LATEST INFORMATION AND LISTEN TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL 

EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. THIS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED 

WHEN NEW INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE.



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