Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
Issued by NWS Tiyan, Guam
618 FZMY50 PGUM 241837 CWFGUM Coastal Waters Forecast for the Mariana Islands National Weather Service Tiyan GU 437 AM ChST Sun Jan 25 2026 Marianas Waters out to 40 nautical miles PMZ150-250830- 437 AM ChST Sun Jan 25 2026 .Synopsis for Marianas Waters... Combined seas of 8 to 10 feet remain hazardous to small craft, due to a significant pulse of northwest to north swell and elevated wind waves, stemming from a descending stationary front. The front, and associated strong winds, will arrive first to Tinian and Saipan tonight, descending further south over Rota and Guam waters Monday, before wind speeds gradually relax below hazardous levels towards the second half of the week. In the meantime, light to gentle winds will pick up tonight, especially for Tinian and Saipan with breezy conditions expected through mid-week. $$ PMZ151-152-250830- Guam Coastal Waters-Rota Coastal Waters- 437 AM ChST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southwest wind 5 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: North 10 ft at 10 seconds and south 3 ft at 8 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East wind 5 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: North 10 ft at 9 seconds and south 2 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: North 9 ft at 9 seconds, northeast 3 ft at 4 seconds and south 2 ft at 11 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 ft at 8 seconds, north 4 ft at 11 seconds and northeast 4 ft at 4 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 ft at 10 seconds, north 6 ft at 11 seconds and east 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: North 6 ft at 8 seconds, north 5 ft at 11 seconds and east 2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: North 5 ft at 8 seconds, north 4 ft at 11 seconds and east 3 ft at 4 seconds. $$ PMZ153-154-250830- Tinian Coastal Waters-Saipan Coastal Waters- 437 AM ChST Sun Jan 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...Southwest wind 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: North 10 ft at 9 seconds and south 3 ft at 8 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: North 10 ft at 9 seconds, northeast 4 ft at 4 seconds and south 2 ft at 7 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: North 10 ft at 8 seconds, northeast 6 ft at 6 seconds and south 2 ft at 11 seconds. Numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 ft at 8 seconds. northeast 6 ft at 6 seconds, and north 4 ft at 11 seconds. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 ft at 10 seconds, north 6 ft at 11 seconds and northeast 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: North 6 ft at 9 seconds, north 5 feet at 10 seconds and east 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...East wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: North 5 ft at 9 seconds, north 4 ft at 10 seconds and east 3 ft at 4 seconds. $$