Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
557 WHMY50 PGUM 270922 CCA SMWGUM PMZ154-271045- /O.NEW.PGUM.MA.W.0006.240927T0922Z-240927T1045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 715 PM CHST FRI SEP 27 2024 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... SAIPAN COASTAL WATERS... * UNTIL 845 PM CHST. * AT 715 PM CHST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST OVER NORTHEASTERN COASTAL WATERS OF SAIPAN...NEARLY STATIONARY. HAZARD...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AROUND 30 STRIKES PER MINUTE. SOURCE...SATELLITE IMAGERY. 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... FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. && LAT...LON 1591 14599 1587 14615 1563 14640 1545 14648 1514 14649 1490 14640 1489 14635 1532 14591 TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 297DEG 3KT 1545 14626 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...<34KTS $$ IC