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WHMY40 PGUM 160542
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
342 PM CHST MON FEB 16 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-162045-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
342 PM CHST MON FEB 16 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ELEVATED TRADE-WIND SWELL MAINTAINS A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL DECEASE AS THE TRADE
SWELL SUBSIDES.
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.
SCHANK
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