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Special Marine Warning
ExpiredGuam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
SMWGUM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... GUAM COASTAL WATERS... ROTA COASTAL WATERS...
* UNTIL 300 PM CHST.
* AT 220 PM CHST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 27 NM EAST OF IPAN BUOY TO 19 NM NORTHEAST OF RITIDIAN BUOY, MOVING WEST AT 40 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IPAN BUOY.
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