Remain out of the water.Ī small craft advisory remains in effect from 3 p.m. The public should also anticipate dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. this afternoon through Thursday afternoon for east and south-facing reefs of the Marianas. A high risk of rip currents remains in effect from 3 p.m. The public can expect large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet in the surf zone. Ongoing updates are available from National Weather Service Guam, and installation Facebook pages for more.Īccording to the National Weather Service, A high surf advisory remains in effect from 3 p.m. Guam is currently in Condition of Readiness 2, expecting tropical storm-force winds within 24 hours, and the JIC is providing updated school and shelter information and various closure announcements. The latest updates from the Joint Information Center posted to the Guam Homeland Security / Office of Civil Defense will continue. Crews are staffing all necessary watch sections and are actively working with on-island partners to be ready to conduct post-storm assessments.

All ports are ready commercial traffic departed, and teams prepared container yards for high winds. Crew securely fastened all buoys in the buoy yard to concrete sinkers. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor’s boats are hauled out, trailered, or secured with heavy weather tie-downs. The USCGC Myrtle Hazard (WPC 1139) and USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) crews sortied and are safely out to sea away from the storm, while the third cutter crew on USCGC Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) remains on their regular patrol away from the affected area. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam is on top of unit storm preparations. Conditions will gradually improve for eastern Yap and western Chuuk states of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is advisable to take advantage of the remaining time to prepare before tropical storm conditions arrive before the typhoon on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, and rapidly deteriorate. Typhoon Mawar strengthened and is intensifying as it heads northwest. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, federal, territorial, and port partners continue Monday, May 22, 2023, to prepare for Typhoon Mawar, expected to arrive Tuesday.

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