Rip Current Statement

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tiyan GU
331 AM ChST Wed Jan 29 2025

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Guam-Rota-Tinian-Saipan-
331 AM ChST Wed Jan 29 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CHST THIS
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 6 AM ChST this morning through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strengthening trade swell will produce a high
  risk of rip currents along east facing reefs through the weekend as
  a trade-wind surge builds across the region. Additionally, the high
  risk of rip currents may spread to north facing reefs by Friday as
  the north swell increases across the Marianas, which would also
  produce hazardous surf for north reefs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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Schank