Alert archive / Guam / Rip Current Statements in 2024
Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Guam
NWS Guam issued this rip current statement at Feb 24, 2024, 12:31 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2024, 12:31 AM CST (06:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2024, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Guam
The text
As transmitted.
062 WHMY40 PGUM 240631 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 431 PM ChST Sat Feb 24 2024 GUZ001-MPZ001>003-242000- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0006.240224T0631Z-240224T2000Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 431 PM ChST Sat Feb 24 2024 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NOW THROUGH LATE 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. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Montvila
1 follow-up statement
647 WHMY40 PGUM 241904 CFWGUM Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Tiyan GU 504 AM ChST Sun Feb 25 2024 GUZ001-MPZ001>003-242015- /O.CON.PGUM.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-240224T2000Z/ Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan- 504 AM ChST Sun Feb 25 2024 ...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE 6 AM CHST THIS MORNING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The surf conditions can still be hazardous in some locations, especially along the eastern reefs, so continue to use caution near the ocean. && $$ Simpson
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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.