2 products issued by NWS for:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Juan PR 435 AM AST Tue Jan 14 2025 AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-150845- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 435 AM AST Tue Jan 14 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 Atlantic Waters this afternoon and then tonight across the nearshore Atlantic Waters to St. Thomas and St. John and the Mona Passage. 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...Wednesday through Monday The risk for life-threatening rip currents will continue over the next few days, particularly along Atlantic-facing beaches. 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 dangerous swimming conditions by midweek. Winds will also strengthen, bringing breezy to windy conditions from today onward. Elevated moisture levels and favorable conditions will raise the risk of excessive rainfall by the latter part of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$
Rip Current Statement
Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Juan PR 412 AM AST Tue Jan 14 2025 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-141615- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-250116T2200Z/ San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-North Central-Northwest- Mayaguez and Vicinity-Culebra- St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands- 412 AM AST Tue Jan 14 2025 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves of 6-7 feet and occasionally higher, increasing to 10 to 11 feet tomorrow Wednesday. * WHERE...Beaches of northern Puerto Rico, from Rincon to Fajardo, Culebra, St. Thomas and St. John. * WHEN...Through at least Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to return to safety. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm, do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, swim parallel to shore and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. && $$