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WHMY40 PGUM 070558
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
358 PM CHST TUE APR 7 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-072100-
/O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260409T0700Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
358 PM CHST TUE APR 7 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY
FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE TRADE SWELL REMAINS ELEVATED DUE TO
STRONGER WINDS NORTH OF POHNPEI AND KOSRAE. THIS WILL CONTINUE
THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY LONGER AS A CIRCULATION NEAR POHNPEI
MOVES TOWARDS THE MARIANAS THE MARIANAS.
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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