Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Guam

368 
WHMY40 PGUM 302039
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
639 AM CHST FRI AUG 31 2018

...LARGE SWELLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF ON NORTH AND EAST FACING
REEFS...

.SWELLS FROM TYPHOON JEBI, PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH OF SAIPAN,
WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF
SAIPAN AND TINIAN THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

GUZ003-004-310600-
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TINIAN-SAIPAN-
639 AM CHST FRI AUG 31 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST SATURDAY ALONG NORTH
AND EAST FACING REEFS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 6 AM CHST SATURDAY ALONG NORTH
AND EAST FACING REEFS...

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT 10 TO 12 FEET ALONG 
  EAST FACING REEFS AND AT 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...SOME EAST AND NORTH FACING BEACHES COULD SEE SOME 
  EROSION, AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE THE WATERS 
  DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE SWIMMING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS 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 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.

&&

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ZIOBRO

541 
WHMY40 PGUM 310739
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
539 PM CHST FRI AUG 31 2018

...SWELLS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING...

.NOW THAT JEBI IS MOVING AWAY...THE BUOYS SHOW THAT SWELLS ARE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. SWELLS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH STRONG RIP CURRENTS COULD CONTINUE ANOTHER
DAY OR TWO.

GUZ003-004-310845-
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/O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-180831T2000Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
539 PM CHST FRI AUG 31 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS DIMINISHED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED.

THE RITIDIAN AND TANAPAG BUOYS SHOW NORTHWEST SWELL HAS DIMINISHED
TO BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET. THIS SUGGESTS SURF IS 6 TO 8 FEET...WHICH
HAS DIMINISHED TO BELOW HAZARDOUS SURF LEVELS. SURF IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH FURTHER GOING FORWARD...HOWEVER RIP CURRENTS COULD CONTINUE
ANOTHER DAY OR TWO AS THE RISK REMAINS MODERATE.

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STANKO