Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Office of the Governor HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Honorable Ralph DLG. Torres, Governor Gerald J. Deleon Guerrero, Special Assistant Honorable Arnold I. Palacios, Lieutenant Governor
SPECIAL MARINE ADVISORY (HIGH SURF ADVISORY & RIP CURRENT STATEMENT) FEBRUARY 17, 2020 5:45 PM
BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER STATE WARNING POINT.
...LARGE TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF...
.RESIDUAL EAST-NORTHEAST TRADE-WIND SWELL AND LONG-PERIOD NORTH SWELL WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF THROUGH TONIGHT AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY...... HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY...
* NORTH FACING REEFS...SURF WILL REMAIN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS. HOWEVER A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED ALONG SOME NORTH FACING EXPOSURES...SUCH AS RITIDIAN BEACH ON GUAM...MOCHONG BEACH ON ROTA AND BANZAI CLIFF ON SAIPAN.
* EAST FACING REEFS...HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AT 8 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN HIGH UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THEREFORE; GOVERNOR RALPH DLG. TORRES IS ADVISING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO AVOID VENTURING OUT NEAR REEF LINES ALONG NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMAIN CALM. STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE...THEN BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.
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