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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Coastal Hazard Message

National Weather Service Tiyan GU

355 PM ChST Thu May 7 2026



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Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan-

355 PM ChST Thu May 7 2026



...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CHST FRIDAY...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet in the surf zone

  and dangerous rip currents.



* WHERE...For the High Surf Advisory, north facing reefs of the

  Marianas. For the High Rip Current Risk, north and east facing

  reefs.



* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 4 PM ChST Friday. For

  the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday 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...Elevated trade swell, reinforced by a

  trade-wind surge caused by the pressure gradient between

  Tropical Storm Hagupit (05W) to the south-southwest and the

  subtropical ridge to the north, is producing a high risk of rip

  currents along north and east facing reefs, and hazardous surf

  along north facing reefs. Although the primary swell component

  is easterly, the small northerly swell energy, in addition to

  swell wrap-around effects, is sufficient to maintain hazardous 

  surf of 9 feet along north facing reefs.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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