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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 AM CHST SAT AUG 8 2026
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
300 AM CHST SAT AUG 8 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST MONDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST MONDAY.
* 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...AS INFLUENCE FROM TYPHOON DOLPHIN ON THE
MONSOON PATTERN DECREASES, INFLUENCE FROM TROPICAL STORM CHAN- HOM
AND OTHER DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL KEEP SURF ELEVATED
AND ABOVE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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.
KLEESCHULTE
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