2 products issued by NWS for:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Juan PR 528 AM AST Sun Apr 2 2023 AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-030930- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 528 AM AST Sun Apr 2 2023 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 most local waters, persisting for the offshore Atlantic and Anegada passage after late morning. Hazardous conditions for small craft. .Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone particularly across beaches of St. Thomas and St. John and across eastern beaches of St. Croix. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Breezy conditions and hazardous seas will continue through at least early this week. The moderate to high risk of rip currents will persist over the next several days. A wetter and more unstable pattern is forecast for the second half of the week as a deep upper level trough develops over the islands. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Juan PR 404 AM AST Sun Apr 2 2023 VIZ001-021615- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0020.000000T0000Z-230403T2200Z/ St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands- 404 AM AST Sun Apr 2 2023 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves around 6 feet and occasionally higher. * WHERE...Beaches of the north coast of St. Thomas. * WHEN...Through at least Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$