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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Nov 14, 2019, 1:20 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 14, 2019, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019, 1:20 AM CST (07:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2019, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2019, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
449 WHMY40 PGUM 140720 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 520 PM CHST THU NOV 14 2019 ...HAZARDOUS SURF EXPECTED ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... GUZ003-004-142130- /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0022.191114T1400Z-191115T0200Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0008.191114T1400Z-191115T0200Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 520 PM CHST THU NOV 14 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON FRIDAY... ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON GUAM HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS...EXPECT SURF TO BUILD QUICKLY LATE THIS EVENING, BECOMING HAZARDOUS AT 8 TO 10 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SURF IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING...AND SHOULD FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...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. && $$ MIDDLEBROOKE
2 follow-up statements
658 WHMY40 PGUM 141746 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 346 AM CHST FRI NOV 15 2019 ...HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... GUZ003-004-150200- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-191115T0200Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-191115T0200Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 346 AM CHST FRI NOV 15 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL NOON TODAY... ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 9 FEET AROUND NOON. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL FALL TO MODERATE BY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT VENTURE OUT ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF...STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ AYDLETT
152 WHMY40 PGUM 150149 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 1149 AM CHST FRI NOV 15 2019 ...SWELLS FROM FENGSHEN DIMINISHING IN TINIAN AND SAIPAN WATERS... .TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN PASSED THROUGH THE NORTHERN CNMI OVERNIGHT. SAIPAN AND TINIAN WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET SOME SUBSTANTIAL SWELL. HOWEVER...IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE A SHORT LIVED HIGH SURF EVENT. GUZ003-004-150300- /O.EXP.PGUM.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-191115T0200Z/ /O.EXP.PGUM.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-191115T0200Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 1149 AM CHST FRI NOV 15 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CHST TODAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CHST TODAY... SURF OBSERVATIONS FROM SAIPAN EMO INDICATE THAT SURF HAS SUBSIDED FROM LEVELS THAT WERE PROBABLY PREVALENT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BUOY AT TANAPAG SHOWED A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 9.28 FEET JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. FOR THE LAST 5 HOURS THOUGH...IT HAS READ BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ STANKO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 1:20 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 19 hr |
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Sources
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