930
WHMY40 PGUM 091718
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
318 AM CHST THU APR 10 2025
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-100600-
/O.EXT.PGUM.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-250410T0600Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
318 AM CHST THU APR 10 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...ENOUNTERS WITH INDO-PACIFIC MAN O' WARS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN AND SAIPAN, MAINLY ALONG EAST REEFS,
BUT POSSIBLY ALONG ANY COASTLINE WELL EXPOSED TO THE WIND.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING AND BLISTERS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY IF ANY
SYMPTOMS OTHER THAN THESE OCCUR. GUAM HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO
REPORTED ENCOUNTERS ALONG EAST FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING TAGA'CHANG
BEACH. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT MAY BE EXTENDED IF WARRANTED BY
ADDITIONAL MAN O' WAR SIGHTINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTACT WITH INDO-PACIFIC MAN O' WARS, ALIVE OR DEAD, CAN CAUSE
EXTREME PAIN AND MAY BE FATAL IN SOME CASES.
DECOU
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