Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tiyan, GU
Areas Affected: Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 3:57am ChST
Alert Effective: Saturday 3:57am ChST
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:00pm ChST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 3:57am ChST
Event Ends: Thursday 6:00pm ChST
Issued by: NWS Tiyan GU
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THURSDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet and dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...North and east facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 PM ChST Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong to near-gale trade winds, enhanced by TS Sinlaku, are producing an east swell near 10 feet. This will produce hazardous surf of 8 to 10 feet along north facing reefs and 10 to 12 feet along east facing reefs. Surf is expected to continue to build through Sunday, with dangerous surf likely by Sunday afternoon.
Rip currents will be life threatening. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0431c069a106a22307fec1d20e05a6e20268405d.001.1 Codes: GUZ001 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0431c069a106a22307fec1d20e05a6e20268405d.001.1