Special Marine Warning for Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Guam Coastal Waters, Rota Coastal Waters
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
SMWGUM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A
What the bulletin says to do
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWGUM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... GUAM COASTAL WATERS... ROTA COASTAL WATERS... * UNTIL 1245 PM CHST. * AT 1157 AM CHST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL GUAM WATERS AND SOUTHERN ROTA WATERS, MOVING NORTH AT 35 KNOTS. HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued October 19 at 11:57AM ChST until October 19 at 12:45PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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