3 products issued by NWS for:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Juan PR 441 AM AST Thu Jan 16 2025 AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-170845- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 441 AM AST Thu Jan 16 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday 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. $$
High Surf Advisory
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Juan PR 333 AM AST Thu Jan 16 2025 PRZ010-012-VIZ001-161545- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250116T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-250117T1000Z/ Mayaguez and Vicinity-Culebra- St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands- 333 AM AST Thu Jan 16 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves between 10 and 11 feet and occasionally higher. * WHERE...Beaches of Rincon and Aguada, Culebra, St. Thomas and St. John. The most vulnerable areas for high surf and beach erosion include Barrio Espinal in Aguada. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory now until 6 PM AST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk remains in effect through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents that can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water where it becomes difficult to return to safety. High waves that can wash over jetties and sweep people and pets onto jagged rocks. Rough surf may also knock you down. Large breaking waves will result in localized beach/dune structure erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Juan PR 333 AM AST Thu Jan 16 2025 PRZ010-012-VIZ001-161545- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250116T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-250117T1000Z/ Mayaguez and Vicinity-Culebra- St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands- 333 AM AST Thu Jan 16 2025 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves between 10 and 11 feet and occasionally higher. * WHERE...Beaches of Rincon and Aguada, Culebra, St. Thomas and St. John. The most vulnerable areas for high surf and beach erosion include Barrio Espinal in Aguada. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory now until 6 PM AST this evening. For the High Rip Current Risk remains in effect through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents that can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water where it becomes difficult to return to safety. High waves that can wash over jetties and sweep people and pets onto jagged rocks. Rough surf may also knock you down. Large breaking waves will result in localized beach/dune structure erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. && $$