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Rip Current Statement 17, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at May 5, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT. It took effect at May 5, 2022, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2022, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2022, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2022, 1:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
501 WHMY40 PGUM 051800 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 400 AM ChST Fri May 6 2022 GUZ001-MPZ001>003-060800- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0017.220505T2000Z-220506T2000Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 400 AM ChST Fri May 6 2022 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * 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. Swim in a direction following the shoreline, then head for shore when you get out of the current. && $$ Middlebrooke
2 follow-up statements
807 WHMY40 PGUM 060558 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 358 PM ChST Fri May 6 2022 GUZ001-MPZ001>003-061900- /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220506T2000Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 358 PM ChST Fri May 6 2022 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6AM SATURDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Through 6am Saturday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Although surf is expected to ease slightly this weekend, elevated trade-wind swell will continue to produce rough surf conditions along east reefs the next several days. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ BPB
005 WHMY40 PGUM 061806 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 406 AM ChST Sat May 7 2022 GUZ001-MPZ001>003-061915- /O.CAN.PGUM.RP.S.0017.000000T0000Z-220506T2000Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 406 AM ChST Sat May 7 2022 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS NO LONGER HIGH... Surf along east facing reefs has diminished to below 9 feet, and the risk of rip currents is moderate. $$ 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.