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WHMY40 PGUM 220602
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
402 PM CHST SUN FEB 22 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-222100-
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/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0006.260222T0700Z-260224T0700Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
402 PM CHST SUN FEB 22 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CHST TUESDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS
OF THE MARIANAS. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WEST, NORTH AND
EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM 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 ALONG WEST, NORTH AND
EAST FACING REEFS TODAY AS THE PRIMARY NORTHEAST TRADE SWELL AND
SECONDARY NORTH-NORTHWEST SWELL INCREASE, ASSOCIATED WITH A
SOUTHWARD-MOVING SHEAR LINE. THIS HAS BROUGHT HAZARDOUS SURF
ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS, AND A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG WEST, NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. SWELL
AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY, FOLLOWED BY A
BRIEF LULL ON TUESDAY. THEN, A SIGNIFICANT TRADE SWELL IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE MARIANAS, REINFORCED BY A STRONG
TRADE-WIND SURGE BEHIND THE SHEAR LINE. SURF WILL INCREASE
FURTHER AND COULD BECOME DANGEROUS AT TIMES ALONG NORTH AND EAST
FACING REEFS, ESPECIALLY AROUND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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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