High Surf Advisory issued December 24 at 2:43AM ChST until December 24 at 5:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 9 ft. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Kosrae. * WHEN...Until 5 PM ChST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large trade-wind swell will maintain hazardous surf through at least this afternoon. Recent satellite data show combined seas have been slow to fall remaining between 6 to 9 feet. The high surf advisory may need to be extended if seas continue to remain elevated.
Small Craft Advisory issued December 23 at 2:18AM ChST until December 24 at 3:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas 8 to 10 feet. * WHERE...Majuro Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Until 3 AM ChST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large trade-wind swell, north swell and wind waves will maintain combined seas between 8 and 10 feet for the next few days and the Small Craft Advisory may need to be extended.
Rip Current Statement issued December 22 at 5:11PM ChST until December 23 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Corrected typo in Additional Details. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS UNTIL 4 PM CHST MONDAY ... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST...NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet along west facing reefs and 8 to 11 feet along north facing reefs. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...For the High Surf Advisory, west and north facing reefs of the Marianas. For the High Rip Current Risk, west, north, and east facing reefs of Marianas.
High Surf Advisory issued December 22 at 5:11PM ChST until December 23 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Corrected typo in Additional Details. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALONG WEST AND NORTH FACING REEFS UNTIL 4 PM CHST MONDAY ... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST...NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 9 feet along west facing reefs and 8 to 11 feet along north facing reefs. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...For the High Surf Advisory, west and north facing reefs of the Marianas. For the High Rip Current Risk, west, north, and east facing reefs of Marianas.
High Surf Advisory issued December 23 at 2:18AM ChST until December 24 at 5:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 9 ft. * WHERE...East facing reefs of Kosrae. * WHEN...Until 5 PM ChST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Large trade-wind swell will maintain hazardous surf through Monday night, before briefly falling below hazardous levels Tuesday or Tuesday night.
High Surf Advisory issued December 21 at 3:35PM ChST until December 23 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...4 AM Sunday to 4 PM 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...A larger pulse of long-period north swell arrives early Sunday morning, creating hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents along north facing reefs through Monday. Surf along west facing reefs will be noticeably elevated, expected to approach but not to exceed hazardous levels at this
Rip Current Statement issued December 21 at 3:35PM ChST until December 23 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...North facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...4 AM Sunday to 4 PM 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...A larger pulse of long-period north swell arrives early Sunday morning, creating hazardous surf and dangerous rip currents along north facing reefs through Monday. Surf along west facing reefs will be noticeably elevated, expected to approach but not to exceed hazardous levels at this
Rip Current Statement issued December 20 at 3:34PM ChST until December 22 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Rip Current Statement issued December 19 at 4:04PM ChST until December 22 at 6:00AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Special Marine Warning issued December 19 at 1:18AM ChST until December 19 at 2:45AM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
SMWGUM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... GUAM COASTAL WATERS... * UNTIL 245 AM CHST. * AT 118 AM CHST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF GUAM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 KNOTS. HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. * STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... IPAN BUOY AROUND 140 AM CHST.