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WHGM70 PGUM 031904  
MWWGUM  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU  
504 AM CHST SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
PMZ151-152-040900-  
/O.EXP.PGUM.SE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-261003T1900Z/  
/O.NEW.PGUM.SC.Y.0071.261003T1904Z-261006T0700Z/  
GUAM COASTAL WATERS-ROTA COASTAL WATERS-  
504 AM CHST SUN OCT 4 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST TUESDAY  
   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AND  
SEAS 10 TO 14 FEET EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...GUAM AND ROTA COASTAL WATERS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM CHST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...COMBINED SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 15 FEET  
AS TYPHOON CHOI-WAN MOVES FARTHER AWAY AND THE HAZARDOUS SEAS  
WARNING HAS BEEN EXPIRED, BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL  
CRAFT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THEY REMAIN ELEVATED. SO, A  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID BOATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
PMZ153-154-040600-  
/O.CON.PGUM.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-261004T0600Z/  
TINIAN COASTAL WATERS-SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS-  
504 AM CHST SUN OCT 4 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT AND  
SEAS 14 TO 16 FEET.  
 
* WHERE...TINIAN AND SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS TYPHOON CHOI-WAN (26W) MOVES NORTH-  
NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE ISLANDS, A STRONG MONSOON SURGE WILL  
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS WITH  
FREQUENT GALE-FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER TINIAN AND SAIPAN  
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING  
THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR  
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES  
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS.  
 
 
 
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