Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Oct 21, 2019, 3:03 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2019, 3:03 AM CDT (08:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2019, 1:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
537 WHMY40 PGUM 210803 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 603 PM CHST MON OCT 21 2019 ...TYPHOON BUALOI TO CAUSE LARGE SURF ACROSS THE MARIANAS... .LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY TYPHOON BUALOI WILL CAUSE SURF TO BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS AT GUAM AND TO DANGEROUS LEVELS AT ROTA TONIGHT. GUZ002-212100- /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.W.0006.191021T0803Z-191021T2000Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.191021T2000Z-191022T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0006.191021T0803Z-191022T0600Z/ ROTA- 603 PM CHST MON OCT 21 2019 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS WILL BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 13 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT. SURF WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING TO BETWEEN 9 AND 14 FEET AND THEN IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH OR EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE RESULTING IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ GUZ001-212100- /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.191021T0803Z-191022T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0006.191021T0803Z-191022T0600Z/ GUAM- 603 PM CHST MON OCT 21 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY. * ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS...SURF WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT. SURF WILL FALL TUESDAY TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY TUESDAY EVENING. * ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...SURF WILL BUILD TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT. SURF WILL FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ AYDLETT
4 follow-up statements
820 WHMY40 PGUM 211951 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 551 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...TYPHOON BUALOI TO CAUSE LARGE SURF ACROSS THE MARIANAS... .LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY TYPHOON BUALOI WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF AT GUAM AND ROTA TODAY. GUZ002-220600- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.W.0006.000000T0000Z-191021T2000Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.191021T2000Z-191022T0600Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T0600Z/ ROTA- 551 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH OR EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE RESULTING IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ GUZ001-220600- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T0600Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T0600Z/ GUAM- 551 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON... * ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET THIS MORNING WILL FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ ZIOBRO
187 WHMY40 PGUM 212259 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 859 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...TYPHOON BUALOI TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS SURF ACROSS THE MARIANAS... GUZ003-004-220800- /O.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ /O.EXB.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 859 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING. * ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET THIS MORNING WILL FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ GUZ001-002-220800- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ GUAM-ROTA- 859 AM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING... * ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 9 TO 11 FEET THIS MORNING WILL FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ ZIOBRO
193 WHMY40 PGUM 220750 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 550 PM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...TYPHOON BUALOI CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY... .DECREASING SWELL HAVE ALLOWED SURF TO FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AT GUAM AND ROTA...BUT WILL BE SLOWER TO FALL AT TINIAN AND SAIPAN. GUZ001-002-220900- /O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T0800Z/ GUAM-ROTA- 550 PM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS HAS FALLEN TO MODERATE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA HEIGHTS...BUOY DATA AND SURF OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT SURF HAS STEADILY FALLEN TODAY. SURF HAS FALLEN TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 FEET. CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR REEFS AND SHORELINES AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND OCCASIONAL BRIEF SETS OF LARGER SWELL CAN STILL OCCUR. $$ GUZ003-004-222000- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T2000Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T2000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 550 PM CHST TUE OCT 22 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT... * ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL FALL TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. && $$ AYDLETT
603 WHMY40 PGUM 221803 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 403 AM CHST WED OCT 23 2019 ...NORTH SWELL CONTINUES TO DECREASE... ...DECREASING SWELL HAVE CAUSED SURF TO FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS ACROSS TINIAN AND SAIPAN. GUZ003-004-221915- /O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-191022T2000Z/ /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-191022T2000Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 403 AM CHST WED OCT 23 2019 ...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. SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA HEIGHTS AND BUOY DATA SHOW THAT SEAS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE AS HAS THE NORTH SWELL. AS A RESULT...SURF HAS FALLEN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 FEET. CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR REEFS AND SHORELINES AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND OCCASIONAL BRIEF SETS OF LARGER SWELL CAN STILL OCCUR. $$ ZIOBRO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 7:35 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | GUM | 31 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:03 AM CDT | High Surf Warning | GUM | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:03 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 34 hr |
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