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Residents warned of high surf today
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Posted on Jul 30 2005
A high surf and small craft advisory was put into effect in the CNMI, effective yesterday morning, after satellite observations and wave model guidance indicate a rapid building of southeast swells beginning last night.
The Emergency Management Office said that, based on information it received from the National Weather Service in Guam, the southeast swells are being generated by a tropical disturbance passing southwest of Guam to the Marianas region beginning last night.
This tropical disturbance will increase showers, winds and seas across the Marianas late Saturday night through Monday.
EMO advised residents of Tinian, Saipan, and Rota that surf will increase to hazardous levels beginning last night.
“Expect surf of 7 to 9 feet along east…southeast and south facing exposures and then will peak to 9 to 11 feet Sunday night and Monday along southeast…south and southwest facing exposures,” EMO said.
Today, EMO predicts east to southeast to south winds at 15 knots, then 15 to 20 knots, then at 10 to 15 knots, gusting to 25 knots. Waves at 6 to 8 feet, then down to 5 to 7 feet are also projected, along with scattered to locally heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms.
EMO is once again advising residents, especially sea tour operators, fishermen, divers and swimmers, to avoid venturing near exposed reefs and beaches as wind and wave condition support dangerous rip currents. Rip currents are life threatening to anyone entering the surf.
