Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2020
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Feb 6, 2020, 12:44 PM CST. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2020, 12:44 PM CST (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
682 WHMY40 PGUM 061844 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 444 AM CHST FRI FEB 7 2020 ...LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL LINGERS... .TANAPAG BUOY READINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL NEAR 5 FEET AT 15 SECONDS THIS MORNING...MAINTAINING MARGINAL HAZARDOUS SURF ON SAIPAN AND TINIAN UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUZ003-004-070600- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0007.200206T1844Z-200207T0600Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200207T0600Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 444 AM CHST FRI FEB 7 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET AND FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL LINGER ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED SHORES ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. $$ CHAN
2 follow-up statements
243 WHMY40 PGUM 070547 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 347 PM CHST FRI FEB 7 2020 ...LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL TO MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF IN MARIANAS... .TANAPAG BUOY READINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL OF 5 TO 6 FEET AT 15 TO 16 SECONDS PASSING THROUGH THE MARIANAS. IN ADDITION...SURF OBS INDICATE SURF UP TO 9 FEET ON GUAM. THE HAZARDOUS SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE GUAM AND ROTA. GUZ001-002-072100- /O.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ /O.EXB.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ GUAM-ROTA- 347 PM CHST FRI FEB 7 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET AND FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURF WILL FALL BELOW 9 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO FALL TO MODERATE SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED SHORES ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$ GUZ003-004-072100- /O.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ /O.EXT.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ TINIAN-SAIPAN- 347 PM CHST FRI FEB 7 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET AND FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURF WILL FALL BELOW 9 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO FALL TO MODERATE SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED SHORES ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. 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. $$ AYDLETT
938 WHMY40 PGUM 071956 CFWGUM COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 556 AM CHST SAT FEB 8 2020 ...LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL TO MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF IN MARIANAS... .TANAPAG BUOY READINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL OF AROUND 5 FEET AT 15 SECONDS PASSING THROUGH THE MARIANAS. THIS WOULD GENERATE SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET ON NORTH FACING REEFS. GUZ001>004-080600- /O.CON.PGUM.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-200208T0600Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 556 AM CHST SAT FEB 8 2020 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS SURF OF 7 TO 9 FEET AND FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SURF WILL FALL BELOW 9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO FALL TO MODERATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES AND EXPOSED SHORES ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIFE THREATENING. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. $$ ZIOBRO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | GUM | 46 hr |
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