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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
246 PM CHST WED FEB 25 2026
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246 PM CHST WED FEB 25 2026
..HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF WARNING, DANGEROUSLY LARGE BREAKING
WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF WARNING, UNTIL 5 PM CHST FRIDAY. FOR
THE COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT, THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...SOME WATER ON LOW LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY. BREAKING
WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND DOCKS, AND INTO DANGEROUS
SEAS. LIFE-THREATENING SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH
EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... A SIGNIFICANT PULSE OF TRADE SWELL HAS
CONTINUED TO BUILD TODAY ACROSS THE MARIANAS, REINFORCED BY A
STRONG TRADE-WIND SURGE BEHIND THE SHEAR LINE. SURF REMAINS
DANGEROUS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS. SURF MAY FALL LATE TONIGHT DOWN
TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AS SEA CONDITIONS FALL SLIGHTLY. SURF WILL
REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH FACING REEFS UNTIL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO LIFE-THREATENING
SURF CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF JETTIES, PIERS, AND OTHER WATERSIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WILLIAMS
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