Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
827 AM CHST THU NOV 7 2024

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ROTA COASTAL WATERS...
  SOUTHERN SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS...
  TINIAN COASTAL WATERS...

* UNTIL 930 AM CHST.

* AT 827 AM CHST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER MAINLY THE
  SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF SAIPAN SOUTHWARD,
  ALL OF THE TINIAN COASTAL WATERS, AND THE NORTHERN
  COASTAL WATERS OF ROTA.

    HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.

  SOURCE...RADAR.

  IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND
           SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.

MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 1481 14495 1523 14494 1566 14522 1493 14643
      1454 14619 1434 14597 1396 14595 1383 14584
      1462 14469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 088DEG 9KT 1554 14559 1497 14532 1443 14549

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

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