Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Jul 17, 2019, 2:14 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2019, 2:14 AM CDT (07:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2019, 1:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
302 WHMY40 PGUM 170714 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 514 PM CHST WED JUL 17 2019 ...MONSOON SURGE PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF IN THE MARIANAS... .RESIDUAL LARGE MONSOON SWELL PRODUCED BY A MONSOON WIND SURGE WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. GUZ003-004-172000- /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0013.190717T0714Z-190717T2000Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0003.190717T0714Z-190717T2000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 514 PM CHST WED JUL 17 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS TONIGHT. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND COULD FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THURSDAY MORNING. 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. 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. && $$ KLEESCHULTE
3 follow-up statements
338 WHMY40 PGUM 171757 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 357 AM CHST THU JUL 18 2019 ...REMNANT MONSOON SWELL PROLONGING HAZARDOUS SURF TODAY... .RESIDUAL SOUTHWESTERLY MONSOON SWELL WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUZ003-004-180800- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-190718T0800Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190718T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 357 AM CHST THU JUL 18 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS THIS MORNING. SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF...STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ AYDLETT
096 WHMY40 PGUM 180700 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 500 PM CHST THU JUL 18 2019 GUZ003-004-182000- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-190718T2000Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190718T2000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 500 PM CHST THU JUL 18 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS THIS EVENING. SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS SOME TIME AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUT ALONG EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES FACING SOUTH AND WEST. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE...THEN BACK IN TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. && $$ MIDDLEBROOKE
498 WHMY40 PGUM 181819 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 419 AM CHST FRI JUL 19 2019 ...SURF DECREASING ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING REEFS... .DECREASING WESTERLY MONSOON SWELL HAS CAUSED SURF TO FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AT TINIAN AND SAIPAN. GUZ003-004-181930- /O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-190718T2000Z/ /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-190718T2000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 419 AM CHST FRI JUL 19 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS NO LONGER HIGH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THERE IS NO LONGER A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. BUOY AND ALTIMETRY DATA SHOW THAT WESTERLY SWELL HAVE SLOWLY DECREASED OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...SURF HAS DECREASED TO JUST BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO BE CAUTIOUS NEAR REEF LINES AS STRONG CURRENTS MAY STILL OCCUR. $$ AYDLETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2:14 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 35 hr |
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