High Surf Advisory: Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan

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High Surf Advisory — Guam; Rota; Tinian; Saipan Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...Large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet and dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...West facing reefs of the Marianas. * WHEN...Until 4 AM ChST Friday. * 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 strong monsoon pattern continues to produce hazardous surf and a high risk of rip currents along west-facing reefs through late Thursday night. The High Surf Advisory and High Rip Current Risk may be extended again, potentially increasing back up to hazardous levels along north-facing reefs, as the monsoon pattern and associated west to northwest swells continue into next week.