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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
347 PM CHST MON NOV 24 2025
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
347 PM CHST MON NOV 24 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ELEVATED EASTERLY TRADE SWELL IS EXPECTED
TO PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK, MAINTAINING A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SWELL AND ASSOCIATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, WHICH MAY ALLOW THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TO FALL TO MODERATE BY FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
DECOU
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