Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
333 FLCA42 TJSJ 150830 HWOSJU Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Juan PR 430 AM AST Wed Jan 15 2025 AMZ711>745-PRZ001>013-160830- San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Southeast-Eastern Interior- North Central-Central Interior-Ponce and Vicinity-Northwest- Western Interior-Mayaguez and Vicinity-Southwest-Culebra-Vieques- The nearshore and off shore Atlantic and Caribbean Coastal Waters- 430 AM AST Wed Jan 15 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Puerto Rico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight .Wind...Breezy conditions. Unsecured items could blow around. .Marine Conditions...Seas equal or greater than 7 feet across the offshore and nearshore Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and Culebra and the local passages. Hazardous conditions for small craft. .Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone particularly across the north and east facing beaches of Puerto Rico, from Rincon to Ceiba, as well as for Culebra and Vieques. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Additional pulses of northerly swells will create hazardous marine conditions for small craft through the period, and the resulting large breaking waves could result in a high risk for life- threatening rip currents, particularly along Atlantic-facing beaches. A limited wind risk will also persist. Elevated moisture levels and favorable conditions will raise the risk of excessive rainfall by the end of the workweek into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$ AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-160830- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 430 AM AST Wed Jan 15 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of USVI. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight .Wind...Breezy conditions. Unsecured items could blow around. .Marine Conditions...Seas equal or greater than 7 feet across the offshore and nearshore Atlantic Waters of St. Thomas and St. John and the local passages, including the Anegada Passage east of St. Croix. Hazardous conditions for small craft. .Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone particularly across the northern USVI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Additional pulses of northerly swells will create hazardous marine conditions for small craft through the period, and the resulting large breaking waves will promote a high risk for life- threatening rip currents, particularly along Atlantic-facing beaches. A limited wind risk will also persist. Elevated moisture levels and favorable conditions will raise the risk of excessive rainfall by the end of the workweek into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$