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High Surf Advisory for Kosrae

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What is happening

What: Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet. Impacts: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Where: South facing reefs of Kosrae. When: Until 3 AM ChST Thursday.

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Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.

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* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet. * WHERE...South facing reefs of Kosrae. * WHEN...Until 3 AM ChST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong southeast trades and a circulation south of the equator continue to generate south to southeast swell into eastern Micronesia. As the circulation meanders towards the Solomon Islands, swell turns more southwest late week and over the weekend. For now, hazardous surf up to 8 feet is expected along south facing reefs through early Thursday morning, possibly seeing another boost in surf heights over the weekend.

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  1. Update

    High Surf Advisory issued August 12 at 2:28AM ChST until August 13 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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  2. Update

    High Surf Advisory issued August 11 at 2:51PM ChST until August 13 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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  3. Update

    High Surf Advisory issued August 11 at 2:41AM ChST until August 12 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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  4. Update

    High Surf Advisory issued August 10 at 3:01PM ChST until August 12 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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  5. Update

    High Surf Advisory issued August 10 at 2:26AM ChST until August 12 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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  6. Alert

    High Surf Advisory issued August 9 at 3:11PM ChST until August 12 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tiyan GU. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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