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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Coastal Hazard Message

National Weather Service Tiyan GU

338 PM ChST Sun Mar 22 2026



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Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan-

338 PM ChST Sun Mar 22 2026



...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CHST THIS AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.



* WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas.



* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away

  from shore into deeper water.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Elevated northeast to east swell, and minor

  long-period northeast swell will continue to produce a high 

  risk of rip currents along east facing reefs through Tuesday 

  afternoon.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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