


Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
380 WHGM72 PGUM 221815 MWWPQ2 URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tiyan GU 415 AM ChST Sun Feb 23 2025 PMZ172-230815- /O.EXT.PGUM.SC.Y.0019.250222T1815Z-250224T0700Z/ Chuuk Coastal Waters- 415 AM ChST Sun Feb 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to with gusts to 30 kt and seas 7 to 10 feet expected. * WHERE...Chuuk Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Until 5 PM ChST Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Long-period north swell combined with increasing trade-wind swell and wind waves will produce seas up to 11 feet. Increasing pressure gradient from a transiting mid- latitude high pressure system will cause winds to peak around 25 kt Sunday night and Monday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid boating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Doll