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WHMY40 PGUM 041756
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
356 AM CHST MON OCT 5 2026
GUZ001-MPZ001>003-050600-
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GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
356 AM CHST MON OCT 5 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG NORTH,
WEST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO
10 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK,
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTH FACING REEFS OF GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN
AND SAIPAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CHST MONDAY.
* 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...ELEVATED SWELLS COMING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY
MONSOON SURGE AND TYPHOON CHOI-WAN (26W) TO THE NORTH WILL ALLOW
ADVISORY-LEVEL SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
STANKO
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