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WHMY40 PGUM 071756
CFWGUM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
356 AM CHST WED APR 8 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-080800-
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-260409T0700Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
356 AM CHST WED APR 8 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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 STRONG
WINDS NORTH OF CHUUK AND POHNPEI. 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.
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.
STANKO
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