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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
337 PM CHST MON MAR 2 2026
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337 PM CHST MON MAR 2 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS HAS FALLEN
BELOW THE 9 FOOT THRESHOLD ALLOWING FOR THE THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AND THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO FALL TO
MODERATE. SURF ALONG EAST FACING REEFS REMAINS ABOVE 9 FEET
MAINTAINING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THESE REEFS. THE
SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND
SHOULD FALL BELOW THE 9 FOOT THRESHOLD FOR HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST
THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE.
IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.
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