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WHMY40 PGUM 231950
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
550 AM CHST TUE MAR 24 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-240700-
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-260324T0700Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
550 AM CHST TUE MAR 24 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A NORTHEAST TO EAST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE EASTERLY SWELL WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY AND SHOULD ALLOW THE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TO DROP TO MODERATE THIS EVENING ALONG EAST FACING REEFS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
STANKO
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