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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
307 PM CHST TUE NOV 25 2025
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-252015-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
307 PM CHST TUE NOV 25 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 AT
LEAST 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...
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.
BOWSHER
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