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HIGH SURF ADVISORY |
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| Alert: |
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED MARCH 12 AT 4:06PM CHST UNTIL MARCH 16 AT 4:00PM CHST
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11FEET FRIDAY, AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, NORTH FACING REEFS OF THE
MARIANAS. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, NORTH AND EAST FACING
REEFS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM FRIDAY 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 LARGE NORTHEAST SWELL COMBINED WITH A NORTH
SECONDARY SWELL PRODUCED BY A STRONG MID-LATITUDE FRONTAL SYSTEM
AND A NEARBY SHEAR LINE WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH
FACING REEFS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG NORTH AND EAST
FACING REEFS. SURF WILL INITIALLY BE BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET, BUILDING
TO BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET FRIDAY. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, SAIPAN
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