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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
419 AM CHST MON JAN 26 2026
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419 AM CHST MON JAN 26 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM CHST MONDAY. FOR
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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...NORTHERLY SWELL CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING
REEFS. SURF WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS
TODAY AS NORTHERLY SWELL SUBSIDES AND NORTHEAST TRADE SWELL BECOMES
THE PRIMARY SWELL. THIS MAY ALLOW FOR SURF AND RIP RISK TO FALL
BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS BY THIS
EVENING AND BEGIN TO INCREASE SURF ALONG EAST FACING REEFS. HOWEVER,
ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH SWELL LOOKS TO ARRIVE AROUND
TUESDAY, POSSIBLY CAUSING SURF AND RIP RISK TO INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS
LEVELS ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS AROUND MIDWEEK.
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.
STANKO
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