Small Craft Advisory: Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters; Tinian Coastal Waters; Saipan Coastal Waters

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Small Craft Advisory — Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters; Tinian Coastal Waters; Saipan Coastal Waters Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely. * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt and seas 8 to 11 feet expected. * WHERE...Marianas Coastal Waters. * WHEN...Until 6 AM ChST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Fresh to strong westerlies with near-gale to occasionally gale force gusts will prevail across the Marianas through at least early Wednesday, as a westerly monsoon surge continues. Additionally, distant Typhoon Dolphin (12W) is generating a long-period north swell that is moving through the Marianas, which will continue to shift to the northwest, in addition to west to southwest swells increasing over the coming days.