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Special Marine Warning issued October 19 at 11:09AM ChST until October 19 at 12:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

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

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Bulletin issued: 19 October 2026 at 01:12 UTC
First saved by us: 19 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Tiyan GU · Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 19 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 19 October 2026 at 01:12 UTC / 19 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC

Archived official description

SMWGUM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TIYAN GUAM HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... GUAM COASTAL WATERS... * UNTIL NOON CHST. * AT 1109 AM CHST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST GUAM COASTAL WATERS, MOVING NORTH 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 STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.

Instructions in this archived message

MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES. MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED.

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First saved record · 19 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC

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19 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 19 at 11:09AM ChST until October 19 at 12:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 19 October 2026 at 01:12 UTC

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  "issuedAt": "2026-10-19T01:12:00.000Z",
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  "effectiveAt": "2026-10-19T01:09:00.000Z",
  "onsetAt": "2026-10-19T01:12:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2026-10-19T02:00:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-19T02:00:00.000Z",
  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Immediate",
  "certainty": "Likely",
  "messageType": "Alert",
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  "place": "Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters",
  "coordinates": null,
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  "summary": "Special Marine Warning · Guam Coastal Waters; Rota Coastal Waters. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.",
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