5/26/2023 4:37:00 AM until 5/27/2023 6:00:00 PM EXPIRED
Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening
surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside
infrastructure.
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 WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST SATURDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of
10 to 15 feet in the surf zone along south and west facing reefs.
While surf along south facing exposures will gradually diminish today,
Super Typhoon Mawar will continue to send large westerly swells
toward the islands, which could produce life-threatening rip currents.
* WHERE...Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM ChST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and
docks, and into dangerous seas. Life-threatening swimming
conditions can be expected. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
