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684 WHGM72 PGUM 181703 MWWPQ2 URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tiyan GU 303 AM ChST Sat Jul 19 2025 PMZ161-190200- /O.NEW.PGUM.SC.Y.0039.250718T1703Z-250719T0200Z/ Palau Coastal Waters- 303 AM ChST Sat Jul 19 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE MORNING TODAY... * WHAT...West wind 20 to 30 kt with occasional gusts to 40 kt before noon. * WHERE...Palau Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Until late morning today. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An incoming southwesterly monsoonal boundary is expected to produce very strong sustained winds, occasional gale-force gusts and choppy seas that will be hazardous to small craft until late morning today. Winds and seas will taper slightly in the afternoon, but gusts are expected to occasionally be near gale-force in the early evening hours, before improving steadily thereafter. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid boating in hazardous conditions. && $$ Montvila