Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam

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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

$$

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