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Special Marine Warning issued October 18 at 6:34PM ChST until October 18 at 7:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

Special Marine Warning · Guam Coastal Waters. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 08:35 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 18 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Tiyan GU · Guam Coastal Waters
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 18 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 08:35 UTC / 18 October 2026 at 09:00 UTC

Archived official description

SMWGUM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... GUAM COASTAL WATERS... * UNTIL 700 PM CHST. * AT 634 PM CHST...A SHOWER WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN GUAM WATERS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 KNOTS. HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER. SOURCE...RADAR. IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. * THE SHOWER WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.

Instructions in this archived message

WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 08:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 18 at 6:34PM ChST until October 18 at 7:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 08:35 UTC

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