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High Surf Advisory
ActiveGuam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet in the surf zone and dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...West and north facing reefs of the Marianas.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 PM ChST Monday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday 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...Typhoon In-fa will send pulses of an elevated, long-period, northwest swell over the next day or two. Surf of 6 to 8 ft today will return to advisory levels tonight, peaking at 8 to 10 feet Monday morning. As such, the High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk Statement were extended at least through Monday afternoon.
Instructions
Rip currents will be life threatening. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Rip currents will be life threatening. 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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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