Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tiyan, GU
Areas Affected: Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 3:54pm ChST
Alert Effective: Monday 3:54pm ChST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 6:00am ChST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 3:54pm ChST
Event Ends: Thursday 5:00am ChST
Issued by: NWS Tiyan GU
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CHST THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH UPGRADED TO A WARNING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CHST THURSDAY... * WHAT...For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of 12 to 16 feet for Guam and 15 to 25 ft for Rota, Tinian and Saipan. For the Coastal Flood Watch, significant coastal flooding 1 to 3 ft for Guam, and 4 to 8 ft for Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. * WHERE...North, east and south facing reefs of the Marianas. For the Coastal Flood Watch, north, east, and south facing shorelines. * WHEN...For the High Surf Warning, until 6 PM ChST Thursday. For the Coastal Flood Watch, through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur. Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and docks, and into dangerous seas. Life- threatening swimming conditions and significant beach erosion can be expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...As STY Sinlaku moves towards the Marianas swell and surf will continue to build. This will maintain dangerous surf and coastal inundation, especially as STY Sinlaku begins to move through the Marianas on Tuesday. Inundation has already been reported at Inarajan Pools.
Everyone should remain out of the water due to life-threatening surf conditions. Stay off of jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af5b7ab49cfb41770c35506f39ae654d2a341059.001.2 Codes: GUZ001, MPZ001, MPZ002, MPZ003 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af5b7ab49cfb41770c35506f39ae654d2a341059.001.2