High Surf Advisory for Guam; Rota; Tinian +1 more
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What: For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. Impacts: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper...
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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.
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* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet expected in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...West-facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, from 6 AM Thursday to 4 PM ChST Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. * 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...A monsoon surge will bring large swells fromthe southwest to the northwest to the Marianas causing surf and rip currents to become hazardous. Surf may be slightly higher for Guam than the CNMI.
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High Surf Advisory issued September 2 at 6:04PM ChST until September 4 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tiyan GU. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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