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Last update:  11.25.09 - Wed - 05:45:14 PM (EST)

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Guam
Issued by the National Weather Service

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Guam
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Rota
     high surf advisory
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Saipan
     high surf advisory
     special weather statement
Tinian
     high surf advisory
     special weather statement

High Surf Warning

Guam (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ001-002-261800-
/X.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.091126T0200Z-091129T0100Z/
/X.CON.PGUM.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091126T0200Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CHST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CHST
SUNDAY...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 11 TO 13 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF MERIZO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INDICATED THAT SURF HAD WASHED UP OVER THE COASTAL ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INUNDATION CAUSED BY
POUNDING SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING SEVERAL FEET ABOVE HIGH
TIDE. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH. COASTAL EROSION OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OR WHERE WAVE ACTION IS
CLOSE TO SHORE. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. DO NOT GO OUT TO SEE THE
SURF.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Guam (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ001-002-261800-
/X.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.091126T0200Z-091129T0100Z/
/X.CON.PGUM.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091126T0200Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CHST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CHST
SUNDAY...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 11 TO 13 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF MERIZO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INDICATED THAT SURF HAD WASHED UP OVER THE COASTAL ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INUNDATION CAUSED BY
POUNDING SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING SEVERAL FEET ABOVE HIGH
TIDE. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH. COASTAL EROSION OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OR WHERE WAVE ACTION IS
CLOSE TO SHORE. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. DO NOT GO OUT TO SEE THE
SURF.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Guam (Guam)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-260800-
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS-
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...SUPER TYPHOON NIDA PASSING WELL WEST OF GUAM...
SUPER TYPHOON NIDA...CENTERED ABOUT 195 MILES WEST OF GUAM AT 100 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING...IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AS SUPER TYPHOON NIDA MOVES FARTHER NORTHWEST...FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE TO MODERATE TO FRESH
TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF
THE MARIANAS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS LARGE SWELLS
GENERATED BY NIDA WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND
DANGEROUS SURF ACROSS MARIANAS WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE STATUS OF SUPER TYPHOON NIDA. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AS NIDA STILL REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.
$$
CHAN
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Warning

Rota (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ001-002-261800-
/X.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.091126T0200Z-091129T0100Z/
/X.CON.PGUM.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091126T0200Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CHST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CHST
SUNDAY...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 11 TO 13 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF MERIZO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INDICATED THAT SURF HAD WASHED UP OVER THE COASTAL ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INUNDATION CAUSED BY
POUNDING SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING SEVERAL FEET ABOVE HIGH
TIDE. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH. COASTAL EROSION OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OR WHERE WAVE ACTION IS
CLOSE TO SHORE. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. DO NOT GO OUT TO SEE THE
SURF.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Rota (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ001-002-261800-
/X.EXB.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.091126T0200Z-091129T0100Z/
/X.CON.PGUM.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-091126T0200Z/
GUAM-ROTA-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CHST TODAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM CHST
SUNDAY...
EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF OF 11 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 11 TO 13 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
REPORTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF MERIZO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INDICATED THAT SURF HAD WASHED UP OVER THE COASTAL ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... INUNDATION CAUSED BY
POUNDING SURF CAN CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING SEVERAL FEET ABOVE HIGH
TIDE. STAY AWAY FROM THE BEACH. COASTAL EROSION OR PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OR WHERE WAVE ACTION IS
CLOSE TO SHORE. STAY OUT OF THE WATER. DO NOT GO OUT TO SEE THE
SURF.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Rota (Guam)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-260800-
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS-
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...SUPER TYPHOON NIDA PASSING WELL WEST OF GUAM...
SUPER TYPHOON NIDA...CENTERED ABOUT 195 MILES WEST OF GUAM AT 100 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING...IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AS SUPER TYPHOON NIDA MOVES FARTHER NORTHWEST...FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE TO MODERATE TO FRESH
TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF
THE MARIANAS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS LARGE SWELLS
GENERATED BY NIDA WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND
DANGEROUS SURF ACROSS MARIANAS WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE STATUS OF SUPER TYPHOON NIDA. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AS NIDA STILL REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.
$$
CHAN
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Tinian (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ003-004-261800-
/X.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091129T0100Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CHST SUNDAY...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 9 TO 11 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
EASTERN EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Tinian (Guam)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-260800-
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS-
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...SUPER TYPHOON NIDA PASSING WELL WEST OF GUAM...
SUPER TYPHOON NIDA...CENTERED ABOUT 195 MILES WEST OF GUAM AT 100 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING...IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AS SUPER TYPHOON NIDA MOVES FARTHER NORTHWEST...FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE TO MODERATE TO FRESH
TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF
THE MARIANAS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS LARGE SWELLS
GENERATED BY NIDA WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND
DANGEROUS SURF ACROSS MARIANAS WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE STATUS OF SUPER TYPHOON NIDA. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AS NIDA STILL REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.
$$
CHAN
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Saipan (Guam)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND ROTA...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR TINIAN AND SAIPAN...
.OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY SUPER TYPHOON NIDA WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
GUZ003-004-261800-
/X.EXT.PGUM.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091129T0100Z/
TINIAN-SAIPAN-
413 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CHST SUNDAY...
EXPECT HAZARDOUS SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET ALONG SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED AND SUPER
TYPHOON NIDA HAS BEGUN MOVING FARTHER AWAY INTO THE PHILIPPINE
SEA. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL DECLINE TO 9 TO 11 FEET AND SWELL
DIRECTION WILL VEER TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SURF
ABOVE ADVISORY HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING REEFS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
EASTERN EXPOSURES. RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Special Weather Statement

Saipan (Guam)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
GUZ001>004-PMZ151>154-260800-
GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN-MARIANAS COASTAL WATERS-
217 AM CHST THU NOV 26 2009
...SUPER TYPHOON NIDA PASSING WELL WEST OF GUAM...
SUPER TYPHOON NIDA...CENTERED ABOUT 195 MILES WEST OF GUAM AT 100 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING...IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD
FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AS SUPER TYPHOON NIDA MOVES FARTHER NORTHWEST...FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE TO MODERATE TO FRESH
TONIGHT. SHOWERS CONTAINING BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF
THE MARIANAS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS LARGE SWELLS
GENERATED BY NIDA WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND
DANGEROUS SURF ACROSS MARIANAS WATERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
ACCORDINGLY...RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE STATUS OF SUPER TYPHOON NIDA. KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AS NIDA STILL REMAINS IN THE VICINITY. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...REFER TO PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE UNDER WMO HEADER WTPQ31 PGUM.
$$
CHAN
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage




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