Rip Current Statement 3, NWS JSJ

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WHCA42 TJSJ 101837
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
237 PM AST SUN JAN 10 2016

...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL GENERATE A LARGE
AND LONG PERIOD SWELL THAT WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
237 PM AST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL AFFECT THE
  NORTHERN COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL
  FLOODING.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 15 FEET FROM
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY
  THROUGH TO 8 AM WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
  FROM MONDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR TO
  MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

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.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

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NORTHEAST-CULEBRA-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
237 PM AST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL AFFECT THE
  NORTHERN COAST OF CULEBRA AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM
  MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...INCREASING THE
  POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING.

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 15 FEET FROM
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 2 PM MONDAY THROUGH TO 8 AM
  WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING TO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL
  FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

$$

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MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
237 PM AST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 15 FEET FROM
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 2 PM MONDAY THROUGH TO 8 AM
  WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING TO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LIFE THREATENING CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR TO
  MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

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.

&&

$$