High Surf Advisory issued March 12 at 3:23PM ChST until March 16 at 3:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

* WHAT…Large breaking waves of 9 to 11 feet.

* WHERE…North facing reefs of Pohnpei.

* WHEN…From 3 PM Thursday to 3 PM ChST Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized
beach erosion.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A large, long-period north swell will move
into Pohnpei Thursday night causing surf to become hazardous along
north facing reefs. With the full moon around Friday, high tides
will be higher than normal which may result in some minor wave
splash up in low lying areas of northern shores.

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