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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
346 AM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-120900-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
346 AM CHST WED AUG 12 2026
CORRECTED TO REMOVE NORTH-FACING REEFS.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WEST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST THURSDAY.
* 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 STRONG MONSOON PATTERN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST-FACING
REEFS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK MAY BE EXTENDED AGAIN, POTENTIALLY INCREASING BACK
UP TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS ALONG NORTH-FACING REEFS, AS THE MONSOON
PATTERN AND ASSOCIATED WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEK.
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.
CRUZ
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