Rip Current Statement 14, NWS Guam

827 
WHMY40 PGUM 272046
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
646 AM CHST FRI SEP 28 2018

.LARGE WEST SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT TYPHOON TRAMI WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG WEST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. SURF COULD
BUILD ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR CHUUK APPROACHES THE MARIANAS.

GUZ001>004-280500-
/O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
646 AM CHST FRI SEP 28 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST MONDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO BETWEEN
8 AND 10 FEET SATURDAY. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH.

* WAVES AND SURF...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD
  FURTHER SATURDAY.

* TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
  AND POSSIBLY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. SURF COULD ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS
  ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AS A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR
  CHUUK APPROACHES THE MARIANAS.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE
  LIKELY. A FOOT OR TWO OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE
  TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

STANKO

476 
WHMY40 PGUM 281315
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
1115 PM CHST FRI SEP 28 2018

.LARGE WEST SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT TYPHOON TRAMI WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. SURF
COULD BUILD ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS OVER THE WEEKEND AS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM.

GUZ001>004-282100-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
1115 PM CHST FRI SEP 28 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST MONDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WAVES AND SURF FOR GUAM AND ROTA...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 
  9 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS TONIGHT WILL BUILD 
  TO 10 TO 12 FEET ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND 9 TO 
  11 ALONG WEST FACING REEFS SATURDAY. SURF MAY BRIEFLY REACH 
  DANGEROUS OF 15 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS TROPICAL 
  DEPRESSION 30W PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM 

* WAVES AND SURF FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF
  9 TO 11 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT LEAST THROUGH THE 
  WEEKEND... AND POSSIBLY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. SURF COULD ALSO 
  BECOME HAZARDOUS ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AS A 
  TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR CHUUK APPROACHES THE MARIANAS. 

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  LIKELY. A FOOT OR TWO OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON 
  THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

ZIOBRO

921 
WHMY40 PGUM 282103
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
703 AM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

.LARGE WEST SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT TYPHOON TRAMI WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.
SURF COULD BUILD ALONG EAST AND SOUTH FACING REEFS OVER THE
WEEKEND AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM.

GUZ001>004-290915-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-180930T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
703 AM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CHST MONDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WAVES AND SURF FOR GUAM AND ROTA...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET
  ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND 9 TO 11 FEET ALONG WEST FACING REEFS
  TODAY WILL DIMINISH BY 1 FOOT SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...HAZARDOUS SURF
  OF 10 TO 14 FEET ALONG EAST FACING REEFS WILL DIMINISH 4 FEET
  SUNDAY. SURF MAY BRIEFLY REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 FEET TONIGHT
  AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W PASSES SOUTH OF GUAM.

* WAVES AND SURF FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7
  TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND 9 TO 11 FEET ON WEST FACING
  REEFS TODAY. SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON OR AFTER SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SURF WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
  AND POSSIBLY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. SURF COULD ALSO BECOME HAZARDOUS
  ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...ESPECIALLY FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
  AS TROPICAL STORM 30W APPROACHES THE MARIANAS.

* IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE 
  LIKELY. A FOOT OR TWO OF INUNDATION IS POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON 
  THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF TROPICAL STORM 30W.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

STANKO

307 
WHMY40 PGUM 290740
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
540 PM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

.LARGE WEST SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT TYPHOON TRAMI WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST FACING 
REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF 
RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT ALONG EAST FACING REEFS OF GUAM AND ROTA.

GUZ001>004-292200-
/O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
/O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
540 PM CHST SAT SEP 29 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

* FOR GUAM AND ROTA...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST 
  FACING REEFS WILL FALL SLIGHTLY TO 7 TO 9 FEET ON SUNDAY. SURF
  WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.

* FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET 
  ALONG WEST FACING REEFS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

809 
WHMY40 PGUM 292023
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
623 AM CHST SUN SEP 30 2018

.LARGE WEST SWELL GENERATED BY DISTANT TYPHOON TRAMI WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST FACING
REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.

GUZ001>004-300830-
/O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
/O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
623 AM CHST SUN SEP 30 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG WEST FACING REEFS WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH...PROBABLY
  FALLING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

STANKO

893 
WHMY40 PGUM 300521
CFWMY 

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
321 PM CHST SUN SEP 30 2018

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...
...NEW HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT ON MONDAY...

.WEST SWELL HAS TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED...AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEST 
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY...RENEWING THE THREAT 
OF HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG WEST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. AS A RESULT...
A NEW HIGH SURF ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY.

GUZ001>004-301330-
/O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
/O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-181003T0800Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.180930T2000Z-181003T0800Z/
/O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0015.180930T2000Z-181003T0800Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
321 PM CHST SUN SEP 30 2018

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM CHST
WEDNESDAY ALONG WEST FACING REEFS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON GUAM HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY 
FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...IN EFFECT FOR WEST FACING REEFS.

ALONG WEST FACING REEFS...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO HAZARDOUS AT
7 TO 9 FEET MONDAY MORNING...AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET 
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID VENTURING NEAR REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING
WEST. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM
DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT.

&&

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE