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EXPIRED1/28/2023 5:35:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
1/28/2023 5:35:00 AM until 1/28/2023 6:00:00 PM
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. 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.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THIS
EVENING ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING REEFS...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG NORTH,
EAST AND WEST FACING REEFS...
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to
10 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk,
dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan waters.
* WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 6 PM ChST Saturday.
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday 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...Decreasing waves and rip risk, likely
falling below hazardous levels by this evening.