A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6pm today, Thursday, while a high risk of rip currents is present through this afternoon. A wind advisory is in effect until 6pm today, Thursday.<\/p>\n
Based on the information received from the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, and compiled at the CNMI Emergency Operations Center-State Warning Point, large breaking waves of 8 to 11 feet are present in west- and north-facing reefs of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Dangerous rip currents are present in north- and east-facing reefs until 6 pm today. Northeast winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts of up to 35 mph are expected on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota until 6pm Thursday. <\/p>\n
These conditions will create dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. <\/p>\n
The risk along east facing reefs could linger into the new year. Men-o-war have been reported over the past few days and may still be found on beaches and in the water near shores. <\/p>\n
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. <\/p>\n
The public is advised to stay out of the water along north, west, and east facing reef lines. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don\u2019t swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. <\/p>\n
Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. <\/p>\n
Winds could settle down slightly last night, then build again Thursday. The shear line should then weaken enough for Friday that will stay below advisory criteria. <\/p>\n
The public is advised to use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high-profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. (Saipan Tribune)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6pm today, Thursday, while a high risk…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":382405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-382402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}