Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2018
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Jan 14, 2018, 2:10 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2018, 2:10 PM CST (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2018, 1:53 AM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
356 WHMY40 PGUM 142010 CFWMY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 610 AM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...LARGE NORTH SWELL IS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS... .LARGE SWELL FROM NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED OFF JAPAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. GUZ001>004-150815- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0001.180114T2010Z-180116T2000Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180116T2000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 610 AM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST WEDNESDAY... EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THROUGH TUESDAY. SURF COULD DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT THEN SHOULD FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. RIP CURRENTS CAN CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND PULL SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING NORTH...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WHICH ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ STANKO
4 follow-up statements
810 WHMY40 PGUM 150511 CFWMY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 311 PM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...LARGE NORTH SWELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS... LARGE SWELL GENERATED FROM STRONG WINDS NEAR A SHEAR LINE NORTH OF SAIPAN WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. GUZ001>004-151800- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180116T2000Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180116T2000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 311 PM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS UNTIL 6 AM CHST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THIS EVENING. SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING AS NORTH SWELL BUILDS OVERNIGHT. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING NORTH...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ AYDLETT
927 WHMY40 PGUM 150525 CCA CFWMY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 311 PM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...LARGE NORTH SWELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS... LARGE SWELL GENERATED FROM STRONG WINDS NEAR A SHEAR LINE NORTH OF SAIPAN WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. GUZ001>004-152000- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180116T2000Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180116T2000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 311 PM CHST MON JAN 15 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS UNTIL 6 AM CHST WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS THIS EVENING. SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING AS NORTH SWELL BUILDS OVERNIGHT. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING NORTH...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ AYDLETT
878 WHMY40 PGUM 152001 CFWMY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 601 AM CHST TUE JAN 16 2018 ...LARGE NORTH SWELL PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS... LARGE SWELL GENERATED FROM STRONG WINDS NORTH OF A SHEAR LINE NEAR ALAMAGAN...WELL NORTH OF SAIPAN...WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. GUZ001>004-160415- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180117T0800Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180118T0800Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 601 AM CHST TUE JAN 16 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY. SURF SHOULD FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING NORTH AND EAST...AS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ STANKO
638 WHMY40 PGUM 160653 CFWMY COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 453 PM CHST TUE JAN 16 2018 GUZ001>004-160800- /O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180117T0800Z/ /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-180118T0800Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 453 PM CHST TUE JAN 16 2018 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. BUOY DATA AND OBSERVATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT THE SURF HAS DECREASED BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS. COMPUTER MODELS ALSO INDICATE THAT SURF SHOULD REMAIN BELOW HAZARDOUS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. $$ ZIOBRO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 12:56 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 49 hr |
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