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High Surf Advisory
ActiveGuam; Rota
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
Corrected wave height.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 9 to 12 feet and dangerous rip currents expected.
* WHERE...West, north and east facing reefs of Guam and Rota.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM ChST Saturday.
* 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...As TY In-fa moves through the far northern CNMI, the large, long-period northeast to north swell emanating from In-fa will maintain hazardous surf along north and east facing reefs. Seas have begun to slowly subside and will gradually turn northwest, ending hazardous surf along east facing reefs and beginning hazardous surf along west facing reefs this evening. Surf will remain hazardous through Saturday afternoon. These surf conditions will maintain a high risk of dangerous rip currents. Although surf will fall below hazardous levels along east facing reefs, the rip current risk will remain high.
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.
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