...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS THIS WEEK...

.FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET
WILL PERSIST AS A RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF AN EAST AND A LONG-
PERIOD NORTH SWELL.

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT TODAY WILL GRADUALLY TURN
EAST WHILE THEY CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. COMBINED SEAS OF
8 TO 10 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.

* WHERE...WITHIN THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS.

* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SMALL CRAFT CAN BE BLOWN OFF COURSE OR BE CAPSIZED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID SAILING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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...SURF BUILDING ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES THIS WEEK...

.BUILDING TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL CAUSE SURF TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE WEEK. ALSO...THE LARGE NORTH SWELL FROM A MID-PACIFIC STORM
THAT IS CREATING HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY...

* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7
TO 9 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, DANGEROUS AND
FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS
OF THE MARIANAS. FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, ALONG
NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.

* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR
THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY
NIGHT...PRIMARILY ON THE EAST FACING REEFS AFTER WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT VENTURE OUT NEAR THE REEF LINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH
AND EAST FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF...STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

...SURF BUILDING ALONG NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES THIS WEEK...

.BUILDING TRADE-WIND SWELL WILL CAUSE SURF TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE WEEK. ALSO...THE LARGE NORTH SWELL FROM A MID-PACIFIC STORM
THAT IS CREATING HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY...

* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7
TO 9 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, DANGEROUS AND
FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.

* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS
OF THE MARIANAS. FOR THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, ALONG
NORTH AND EAST FACING REEFS OF THE MARIANAS.

* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. FOR
THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY
NIGHT...PRIMARILY ON THE EAST FACING REEFS AFTER WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT VENTURE OUT NEAR THE REEF LINE...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH
AND EAST FACING REEFS. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF...STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&