# Small Craft Advisory: Yap Coastal Waters — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-23 04:44 ingested 2026-08-23 06:38

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Small Craft Advisory — Yap Coastal Waters
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt and seas 8 to 10
feet.

* WHERE...Palau and Yap Coastal Waters.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM ChST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Monsoon regime enhanced by nearby TD 19W will
continue to bring fresh to strong westerlies to Yap through
tonight, with some near-gale gusts possible as TD 19W continues to
move away from the area. Conditions are expected to improve
thereafter, allowing winds and seas hazardous to small craft to
fall below criteria level late tonight.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.