WHPQ40 PGUM 201644 CFWPQ COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 300 AM CHST WED JAN 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...LARGE TRADE-WIND GENERATED SWELLS WILL AFFECT CHUUK...POHNPEI AND KOSRAE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MEANWHILE...SURF AT MAJURO HAS INCREASED TO ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. $$ PMZ174-210500- KOSRAE- 300 AM CHST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... HAZARDOUS SURF WILL AFFECT EAST FACING REEFS OF KOSRAE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND. AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...AS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. $$ PMZ172-173-210500- CHUUK-POHNPEI- 300 AM CHST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 11 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS. SURF AT CHUUK AND POHNPEI WILL BRIEFLY DIP BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS WEDNESDAY BUT WILL RISE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...AS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. $$ PMZ181-210500- MAJURO- 300 AM CHST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EAST FACING REEFS... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 12 TO 14 FEET WILL CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS. SURF WILL FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND. AVOID EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...AS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. $$ LEE