One product issued by NWS for: Ordot GU
Rip Current Statement
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 624 AM CHST FRI DEC 6 2019 GUZ001>004-060830- /O.NEW.PGUM.RP.S.0011.191205T2024Z-191208T0600Z/ GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 624 AM CHST FRI DEC 6 2019 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG EAST FACING REEFS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. * WHERE...ALONG EAST FACING REEFS OF GUAM AND THE CNMI. * WHEN...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN SOME AREAS, SUCH AS RITIDIAN BEACH ON GUAM, THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS COULD EXTEND TO NORTH FACING REEFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ STANKO