899
WHMY40 PGUM 230707
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
507 PM CHST TUE JUN 23 2026
MPZ002-003-230815-
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-260623T0800Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
507 PM CHST TUE JUN 23 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN.
* WHEN...THROUGH 6 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SURF HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ALONG EAST FACING REEFS AS TROPICAL STORM HIGOS PULLS
AWAY FROM TINIAN AND SAIPAN THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
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