Rip Current Statement 11, NWS JSJ

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WHCA42 TJSJ 301158 AAA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
758 AM AST WED SEP 30 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AT
MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.

PRZ005-302000-
/O.EXA.TJSJ.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-150930T2200Z/
NORTH CENTRAL-
758 AM AST WED SEP 30 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...ESPECIALLY AT PUERTO
  NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS
  FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ001-008-302000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-150930T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
758 AM AST WED SEP 30 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...ESPECIALLY AT JOBOS
  BEACH IN ISABELA AND OCEAN PARK BEACH IN SAN JUAN.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 

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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WHCA42 TJSJ 301200 AAA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
800 AM AST WED SEP 30 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AT
MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.

PRZ001-005-008-302200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-150930T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
800 AM AST WED SEP 30 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...ESPECIALLY AT JOBOS
  BEACH IN ISABELA...PUERTO NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA AND OCEAN PARK
  BEACH IN SAN JUAN.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1011 PM AST TUE SEP 29 2015

.UPDATE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN PR...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN
MUNICIPALITIES OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA. THE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PREVAILED UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE
EVENING...LEAVING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THEREAFTER.

A FEW CLOUDS WITH LITTLE TO NO SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS. CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS ONLY A FEW AREAS WITH BRIEF AND LIGHT SHOWERS AND
THE SATELLITE DERIVED PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY SHOWS A FAIRLY
EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...ABOUT 1.5 INCHES
OF PRECIPITABLE WATER ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE LATEST GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS THAT WE WILL STAY CONSISTENT WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE GENERAL PATTERN FOR WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PR WITH A FEW SHOWERS
STREAMING OFF THE USVI. SLOWLY...THE WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHICH
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES RATHER HOT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MUNICIPALITIES OF PR FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH
THE PERIOD. BRIEF MVFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCURATIONS WILL BE PSBL DUE
TO SCT SHRA/TSRA IN AND AROUND JMZ/TJBQ BTWN 30/18-22Z. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT THEN...AFT 30/14Z ESE WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
LAND AND SEA BREEZE EXPECTED ALG COASTS. BEST WINDS NR FL460 NE UP
TO 60 KTS DIMINISHING BY 01/00Z TO NE 20 KT.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS UP TO 5 FEET AND WINDS GENERALLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A NORTHEASTERLY SWELL
WHICH COULD AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 259 PM AST TUE SEP 29 2015/

SYNOPSIS...
A TUTT OVER EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AT LEAST
UNTIL FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM THE
WEST INTO THE REGION. IN THE LOW LEVEL...THE INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL
STORM JOAQUIN AND THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN A WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

DISCUSSION...
LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL AND
WESTERN PUERTO RICO...HOWEVER UNDER THE CONVERGENCE ALOFT...ANY
ACTIVITY IF ANY WILL BE SHORT AND BRIEF. IN ADDITION...THE
INFLUENCE OF TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN AND THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WIND
FLOW DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AS A RESULT...WARM TEMPERATURES
WITH MAX VALUES IN THE 90S ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS PUERTO
RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.

IN THE LONG TERM...DRY CONDITIONS WITH A STRONG CAP INVERSION
ACROSS THE ISLANDS ARE EXPECTED AT LEAST UNTIL THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. ALSO...WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAILED DURING THE ENTIRE WEEK DUE TO THE LOW LEVEL WINDS THAT
WILL BE VEERING FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH. THEREFORE...AFTERNOON
CONVECTION...IF ANY WILL BE TO THE NORTH OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL
AND ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST COAST.

THE BEST SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AFTER SATURDAY WHEN THE
DYNAMICS IMPROVE AND LESS STABLE CONDITIONS MAY HELP FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION.

AVIATION...VFR CONDS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH
THE PERIOD. BRIEF MVFR CONDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND
JMZ/JBQ AND JSJ THROUGH 29/22Z. ESE WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH SEA
BREEZE VARIATIONS...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.

MARINE...SMALL TO MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS
OF THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN SEAS OF 3-5
FEET MAINLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.
SEAS WILL AGAIN SUBSIDE TO 2-4 FEET ONCE AGAIN AFTER THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  79  93  79  93 /  20  20  20  20
STT  80  89  80  89 /  20  30  30  30

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

12/25

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
516 AM AST TUE SEP 29 2015

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-300930-
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-
516 AM AST TUE SEP 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

.THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF
INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO

.RIP CURRENTS...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR
PINONES...MAR CHIQUITA...PUERTO NUEVO AND JOBOS BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS AND RIP CURRENTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-300930-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
516 AM AST TUE SEP 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.