Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Marianas Surf Zone Reef Displays
Guam Surf Zones	Rota Surf Zones	Tinian Surf Zones	Saipan Surf Zones

High Surf Warning Criteria (feet)
Location	All Reefs
Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Majuro	15

High Surf Advisory Criteria (feet)
Location	North Facing	East Facing	South Facing	West Facing
Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei	9	12	9	9
Kosrae	9	8	8	9
Majuro	12	12	8	9

Rip Current Risk Criteria (feet) for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan
Rip Risk Level	All Reefs
Low Risk	1 to 4
Moderate Risk	5 to 8
High Risk	≥ 9