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WWPQ80 PGUM 122305
SPSPQ 

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
905 AM ChST Wed Feb 13 2019


PMZ181-140000-
MAJURO-
905 AM ChST Wed Feb 13 2019

...DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

LATEST SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA SHOW SEAS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WEST OF
MAJURO AND 11 TO 18 FEET EAST OF MAJURO. DATA FROM THE KALO BUOY JUST
OFF MAJURO SHOW 8 TO 11 FOOT SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WITH UP TO 18
FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHTS...AND THE BUOY IS LIKELY PARTIALLY SHELTERED BY
ARNO ATOLL TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. THIS MEANS THE OPEN OCEAN WAVE
HEIGHTS COULD BE EVEN LARGER. THESE WAVES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT ON
SATURDAY...THEN START BUILDING AGAIN ON MONDAY AND COULD BE EVEN
HIGHER THAN TODAY...ALMOST AS HIGH AS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WAVES OF
5 TO 7 FEET INSIDE THE LAGOONS WILL CREATE CHOPPY CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL BOATS.

SMALL BOATS SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE OPEN OCEAN BUT ARE HIGHLY 
RECOMMENDED TO REMAIN IN PORT AS NEAR-GALE WINDS AND CHOPPY WAVES IN 
LAGOONS CAN INCREASE THE CHANCE OF CAPSIZING. INEXPERIENCED OPERATORS
OF LARGE VESSELS SHOULD ALSO STAY IN PORT AS VERY ROUGH SEAS AND 
STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE NAVIGATION VERY DIFFICULT.

ADDITIONALLY...POOR DRAINAGE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAGOON COULD
CAUSE WATER TO BUILD UP. THIS COULD CREATE 1 TO 2 FEET OF INUNDATION
ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE LAGOON THIS MORNING...THEN UP TO
1 FOOT THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. A RENEWED THREAT WOULD BE LIKELY MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DANGEROUS SURF AND COASTAL
INUNDATION...REFER TO THE HIGH SURF WARNING UNDER WMO HEADER WHPQ40
PGUM.

RESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
SITUATION CLOSELY AND HEED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE 
LATEST FORECAST AND WARNINGS...VISIT THE WFO GUAM WEBSITE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GUM/

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STANKO