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EXPIRED9/27/2025 3:59:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
9/27/2025 3:59:00 AM until 9/27/2025 6:00:00 PM
Rip currents will be life threatening. Inexperienced swimmers
should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
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.
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip
currents.
* WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM ChST Monday.
* 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...Long-period northerly swell emanating from
Tropical Storm Neoguri is producing 8 to 11 foot surf along north
facing reefs of the Marianas. An increase in swell magnitude and
period may allow surf to build an additional foot or two over the
weekend.