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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
355 AM CHST FRI DEC 26 2025
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
355 AM CHST FRI DEC 26 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST SUNDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES 7 TO 9 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, NORTH FACING REEFS. FOR
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF THE
MARIANAS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM CHST SUNDAY.
* 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...A LARGE NORTHEAST TRADE SWELL IS
GENERATING HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. SURF MAY
IMPROVE AS EARLY AS SUNDAY 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.
STANKO
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