Headline:
Rip Current Statement issued May 10 at 3:39AM ChST until May 11 at 4:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU
Event:
Rip Current Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 9, 2026 - 10:39am
Expires:
May 10, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...East facing reefs of the Marianas.
* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.
* 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...Elevated trade swell, generated by a trade-
wind surge caused by the pressure gradient between the
subtropical ridge to the north and the unsettled pattern over
western and central Micronesia, is producing a high risk of rip
currents along east facing reefs. Trade swell and east-facing
surf will be slow to diminish as Hagupit moves away, and the
High Rip Current Risk was extended.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Forcast Office:
NWS Tiyan GU
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov