# Special Weather Statement: Pohnpei Coastal Waters; Kosrae 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 2026-07-18 14:42 ingested 2026-07-18 15:07

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Special Weather Statement — Pohnpei Coastal Waters; Kosrae Coastal Waters
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
Corrected redundant wording in bullets

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL, GUSTY WINDS, AND A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A tropical disturbance, Invest 90W, continues to meander east of
Chuuk. Winds around this circulation will interact with a southerly
to southwesterly cross-equatorial flow to produce an unusual, but
note-worthy southwesterly swell of 2 to 4 feet. While this occurs, a
nearby surface trough that extends east from 90W through Pohnpei and
Majuro, will allow a circulation east of Majuro to head west and
potentially "link up" with 90W sometime next week. This would allow
for locally heavy showers to continue through Monday, possibly
longer.

THE WEATHER "WRAP-UP" IN A "NUTSHELL"

- Periods of LOCALLY HEAVY showers will continue through Monday.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, locally up to 6 inches, remain
possible through Monday.

- Heavier showers may produce an isolated wind gust of 25 knots.

- An atypical south to southwest wind will continue through at least
Monday, possibly longer, accompanied by a southwest swell of 2 to 4
feet (highest near Kosrae).

- Minor coastal erosion is possible for south through west-facing
reefs.

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