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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
356 AM CHST WED JAN 7 2026
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356 AM CHST WED JAN 7 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS
AFTERNOON...
..HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE
MARIANAS. FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STATEMENT, NORTH AND
EAST FACING REEFS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST WEDNESDAY.
* 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 ASSOCIATED WITH A SHEAR LINE
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF THIS MORNING, POSSIBLY
DROPPING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG NORTH FACING
REEFS. RIP RISK REMAINS HIGH TODAY FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. 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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