Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Oct 29, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2019, 3:18 PM CDT (20:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2019, 1:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
014 WHMY40 PGUM 292018 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 618 AM CHST WED OCT 30 2019 ...LARGER LONG-PERIOD SWELL TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS SURF IN CNMI... .LARGER LONG-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND CAUSE SURF TO REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AT TINIAN AND SAIPAN. GUZ003-004-300900- /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.191029T2018Z-191031T0800Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0007.191029T2018Z-191031T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 618 AM CHST WED OCT 30 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THURSDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SURF WILL REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 6 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY. SURF COULD PEAK AS HIGH AS 10 FEET TONIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 REEF. 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. 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. && $$ AYDLETT
3 follow-up statements
689 WHMY40 PGUM 300654 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 454 PM CHST WED OCT 30 2019 ...LONG-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL MAINTAINS HAZARDOUS SURF IN CNMI... .NORTHEAST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUZ003-004-302100- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 454 PM CHST WED OCT 30 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL PERSIST ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES TONIGHT. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...SURF OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE REEF. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM... DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF...AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ BUKUNT
726 WHMY40 PGUM 301852 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 452 AM CHST THU OCT 31 2019 ...LONG-PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL MAINTAINS HAZARDOUS SURF IN CNMI... .NORTHEAST SWELL WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUZ003-004-310800- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 452 AM CHST THU OCT 31 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL PERSIST ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY. SURF WILL SUBSIDE TODAY AND FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE REEF. 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. 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. && $$ AYDLETT
715 WHMY40 PGUM 310647 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 447 PM CHST THU OCT 31 2019 ...SURF HAS DIMINISHED ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS... .DIMINISHING LONG PERIOD SWELL HAS ALLOWED SURF TO DIMINISH ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS. IN ADDITION...THE SWELL HAS TURNED SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE EAST. GUZ003-004-310800- /O.CAN.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-191031T0800Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 447 PM CHST THU OCT 31 2019 ...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED AS OF 4 PM CHST... ...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BECOME MODERATE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS DIMINISHED TO MODERATE. LONG PERIOD SWELLS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY. WHILE SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS AS SURF WILL REMAIN ONLY A COUPLE OF FEET BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 3:18 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 34 hr |
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