Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2021
Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Nov 15, 2021, 2:36 PM CST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2021, 2:36 PM CST (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2021, 10:50 PM CST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
730 WHMY40 PGUM 152036 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 636 AM ChST Tue Nov 16 2021 GUZ001>004-160445- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0023.211115T2036Z-211117T0800Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 636 AM ChST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Stanko
3 follow-up statements
405 WHMY40 PGUM 160600 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 400 PM ChST Tue Nov 16 2021 GUZ001>004-161400- /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-211117T0800Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 400 PM ChST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. * WHEN...Tonight and Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline, then head for shore once you are out of the current. && $$ Middlebrooke
747 WHMY40 PGUM 162025 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 625 AM ChST Wed Nov 17 2021 GUZ001>004-170800- /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-211117T0800Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 625 AM ChST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline, then head for shore once you are out of the current. && $$ Stanko
367 WHMY40 PGUM 170450 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 250 PM ChST Wed Nov 17 2021 GUZ001>004-170600- /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-211117T0800Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 250 PM ChST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ENDED... Buoy reports indicate that east swell has dropped below 6 feet and surf has fallen to 8 feet or lower along east facing reefs of the Marianas. As a result, the risk of rip currents is no longer high and has decreased to moderate. $$ Middlebrooke
The office that day
Everything else NWS Guam issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:14 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GUM | 7 hr |
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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.