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WHMY40 PGUM 280500
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
300 PM CHST TUE APR 28 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-282000-
/O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0012.260428T0500Z-260430T0600Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
300 PM CHST TUE APR 28 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INCREASING TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL PRODUCE SURF
OF 9 FEET ALONG EAST FACING REEF, RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS.
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.
KLEESCHULTE
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