Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2019
Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Nov 22, 2019, 2:14 AM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2019, 2:14 AM CST (08:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2019, 12:01 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
083 WHMY40 PGUM 220814 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 614 PM CHST FRI NOV 22 2019 ...RISING TRADE-WIND SWELL THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .BUILDING TRADE-WIND SWELL IS GOING TO CAUSE LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG EAST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. GUZ001>004-222100- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0009.191122T0814Z-191126T2000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 614 PM CHST FRI NOV 22 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT STATEMENT, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. 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. && $$ CHAN
2 follow-up statements
686 WHMY40 PGUM 222002 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 602 AM CHST SAT NOV 23 2019 ...RISING TRADE-WIND SWELL THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... .BUILDING TRADE-WIND SWELL IS GOING TO CAUSE LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG EAST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. GUZ001>004-231015- /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191126T2000Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 602 AM CHST SAT NOV 23 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS AND EXPOSED BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ STANKO
293 WHMY40 PGUM 230601 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 401 PM CHST SAT NOV 23 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT... .WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL GENERATE SWELL AND SEAS THAT WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS TONIGHT THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. GUZ001>004-232100- /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-191126T2000Z/ /O.NEW.PGUM.SU.Y.0023.191123T0601Z-191129T0800Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 401 PM CHST SAT NOV 23 2019 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 6 PM CHST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST FRIDAY. ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 FEET ON TUESDAY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ ZIOBRO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 12:27 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GUM | 27 hr |
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