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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Guam

January 14, 2020

NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Jan 14, 2020, 12:59 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2020, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2020, 12:59 PM CST (18:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2020, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 15, 2020, 11:06 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Guam

The text

As transmitted.

036 
WHMY40 PGUM 141859
CFWGUM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
459 AM CHST WED JAN 15 2020

...EAST SWELL WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.....

GUZ001>004-151000-
/O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0002.200115T0800Z-200117T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
459 AM CHST WED JAN 15 2020

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...

* WHAT...DANGEROUS AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

* WHERE...ALONG EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.

* WHEN...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT VENTURE OUT NEAR THE REEF LINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

BUKUNT
2 follow-up statements
274 
WHMY40 PGUM 150553
CFWGUM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
353 PM CHST WED JAN 15 2020

...EAST SWELL WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

GUZ001>004-152000-
/O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0002.200115T0800Z-200118T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
353 PM CHST WED JAN 15 2020

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. DO NOT 
VENTURE OUT NEAR THE REEF LINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING REEFS.
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE
619 
WHMY40 PGUM 160506
CFWGUM

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
306 PM CHST THU JAN 16 2020

...EAST SWELL WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

GUZ001>004-161915-
/O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-200118T2000Z/
/O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200118T2000Z/
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-
306 PM CHST THU JAN 16 2020

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING
REEFS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE-THREATENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. DO NOT 
VENTURE OUT NEAR THE REEF LINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING REEFS.
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

&&

$$

MIDDLEBROOKE

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.