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WHMY40 PGUM 060553
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
353 PM CHST MON APR 6 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-062100-
/O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260408T0600Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
353 PM CHST MON APR 6 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TRADE-WIND SURGE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
NEAR THE MARIANAS TUESDAY, HOWEVER, THE TRADE SWELL WILL REMAIN
ELEVATED DUE TO STRONGER WINDS NORTH OF POHNPEI AND KOSRAE. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY LONGER AS A CIRCULATION DEVELOPS
NEAR POHNPEI.
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.
SCHANK
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