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WHCA42 TJSJ 042049
CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
449 PM AST SAT JAN 4 2025
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
449 PM AST SAT JAN 4 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM AST MONDAY...
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES
INCREASING BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.
* WHERE...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS
FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION INCLUDE PINONES ALONG ROAD 187,
PARCELAS SUAREZ, VILLAS DEL MAR, AND VILLA CHRISTIANA IN LOIZA;
FORTUNA IN LUQUILLO; PUEBLO AND TAMARINDO IN AGUADILLA; BARRIO
OBRERO, PUEBLO AND JAREAITO IN ARECIBO; LAS BOCA IN BARCELONETA;
MACHUCA IN MANATI; PUERTO NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA; OCEAN PARK IN SAN
JUAN; AND BARRIO ESPINAL IN AGUADA. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK, BEACHES OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO, FROM RINCON TO FAJARDO.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO MONDAY
AFTERNOON. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, 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. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, RIP
CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO
DEEPER WATER, WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO SAFETY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LONG-PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL CONTINUES
TO PROMOTE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. A LARGER LONG-PERIOD
NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE ON SUNDAY AND LINGER
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, CAUSING LARGE BREAKING WAVES THAT WILL
LEAD TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONDITIONS, MINOR BEACH EROSION, AND
LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COASTLINE OF PUERTO RICO FROM RINCON TO FAJARDO.
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.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
PRZ013-051000-
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VIEQUES-
449 PM AST SAT JAN 4 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES
INCREASING UP TO 6 FEET.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF NORTHERN VIEQUES.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS
AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFICULT
TO RETURN TO SAFETY.
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.
PRZ012-VIZ001-002-051000-
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CULEBRA-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
449 PM AST SAT JAN 4 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES
INCREASING BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF NORTHERN CULEBRA, ST. THOMAS, ST. JOHN, AND
ST. CROIX.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS
AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SAFETY.
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.
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