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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
354 AM CHST SUN FEB 1 2026
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354 AM CHST SUN FEB 1 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST TUESDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 11 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE...HIGH SURF FOR NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM CHST TUESDAY.
* 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...SURF HAS BUILT TO AROUND HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF
9 FEET FOR NORTH FACING REEFS WITH DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. SURF IS EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 11
FEET TODAY BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS THE
SHEAR LINE WEAKENS AND THE NORTHERLY SWELL DIMINISHES.
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.
WILLIAMS
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