High Surf Advisory for Yap
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- Yap
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What is happening
What: Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet. Impacts: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Where: North facing reefs of Yap. When: Until 6 PM ChST Tuesday.
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet. * WHERE...North facing reefs of Yap. * WHEN...Until 6 PM ChST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Super Typhoon Champi is producing high surf along north facing reefs. As Champi moves further into the Philippine Sea over the next few days, surf is expected to diminish.
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High Surf Advisory issued October 19 at 4:42PM ChST until October 20 at 6:00PM 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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