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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS JSJ

January 24, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Jan 24, 2016, 2:27 AM CST. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2016, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2016, 3:00 AM CST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted.

124 
WHCA42 TJSJ 240827
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
427 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-241630-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0007.160124T0827Z-160124T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
427 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO
  RICO...

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM AST.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS.

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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590 
WHCA42 TJSJ 241228
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
828 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-251000-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160124T2200Z/
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T1000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
828 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO
  RICO.

* TIMING...MODERATE RISK EXPECTED EARLY TODAY BECOMING HIGH IN THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
  EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

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. 

&&

$$
179 
WHCA42 TJSJ 250244
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1044 PM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

NORTHERLY SWELL EXPECTED TO INVADE THE LOCAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT 
INTO MONDAY MORNING...CAUSING HAZARDOUS MARINE AND SURF CONDITIONS 
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-251045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.160125T1000Z-160126T1200Z/
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
1044 PM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
TUESDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET...
 OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE NORTHWEST...NORTH
  AND THROUGH THE NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF STARTING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH AT 
  LEAST TUESDAY MORNING...LIKELY EXTENDING THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 		1.50 FEET AT 10:21 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.
                0.92 FEET AT 10:00 PM AST MONDAY NIGHT.

ARECIBO:        1.75 FEET AT  9:38 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.
                1.11 FEET AT  9:41 PM AST MONDAY NIGHT.

AGUADILLA:  	1.32 FEET AT  9:25 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.
                0.78 FEET AT  9:25 PM AST MONDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ012-VIZ001-251045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.160125T1000Z-160126T1200Z/
/O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
CULEBRA-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1044 PM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 8 AM AST
TUESDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET...
 OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.

* LOCATION...CULEBRA ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN BEACHES OF SAINT THOMAS
  AND SAINT JOHN.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF STARTING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH AT 
  LEAST TUESDAY MORNING...LIKELY EXTENDING THROUGH TUESDAY.  

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

CULEBRA: 		1.03 FEET AT  9:56 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.
                0.58 FEET AT  9:35 PM AST MONDAY NIGHT.

MAGENS BAY: 	1.02 FEET AT 10:18 AM AST MONDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ011-013-VIZ002-251045-
/O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
1044 PM AST SUN JAN 24 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...AND THE
  NORTHERN FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
205 
WHCA42 TJSJ 250900
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO INVADE THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...
CAUSING HAZARDOUS MARINE AND SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-251800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.160125T1000Z-160126T1200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST TUESDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND THROUGH THE NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF
  PUERTO RICO AND FOR THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF CULEBRA...ST
  THOMAS AND ST JOHN.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF STARTING THIS MORNING THROUGH
  AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING...LIKELY EXTENDING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN:		1.50 FEET AT 10:21 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				0.92 FEET AT 10:00 PM AST TONIGHT.

ARECIBO: 		1.75 FEET AT 9:38 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				1.11 FEET AT 9:41 PM AST TONIGHT.

AGUADILLA:      1.32 FEET AT 9:25 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				0.78 FEET AT 9:25 PM AST TONIGHT.

ST THOMAS:      1.02 FEET AT 10:18 AM AST THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ011-013-VIZ002-251800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...AND THE 
  NORTHERN FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT 
  LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
807 
WHCA42 TJSJ 250900 CCA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO INVADE THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...
CAUSING HAZARDOUS MARINE AND SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-251800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.160125T1000Z-160126T1200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST TUESDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER.

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND THROUGH THE NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF
  PUERTO RICO AND FOR THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF CULEBRA...ST
  THOMAS AND ST JOHN.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF STARTING THIS MORNING THROUGH
  AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING...LIKELY EXTENDING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN:		1.50 FEET AT 10:21 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				0.92 FEET AT 10:00 PM AST TONIGHT.

ARECIBO: 		1.75 FEET AT 9:38 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				1.11 FEET AT 9:41 PM AST TONIGHT.

AGUADILLA:      1.32 FEET AT 9:25 AM AST THIS MORNING. 
 				0.78 FEET AT 9:25 PM AST TONIGHT.

ST THOMAS:      1.02 FEET AT 10:18 AM AST THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ011-013-VIZ002-251800-
/O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T2200Z/
SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
500 AM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...AND THE 
  NORTHERN FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
416 
WHCA42 TJSJ 251831
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
231 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016


PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-260230-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
231 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO
  RICO...CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK OF RIP
  CURRENTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ALONG THE
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH SURF
  CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TOMORROW...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN:	0.92 FEET AT 10:00 PM AST TONIGHT.
            1.43 FEET AT 10:59 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ARECIBO:    1.11 FEET AT 9:41 PM AST TONIGHT.
            1.66 FEET AT 10:15 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

AGUADILLA:	0.78 FEET AT 9:25 PM AST TONIGHT.
            1.24 FEET AT 10:01 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ST THOMAS:  0.94 FEET AT 10:44 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-260230-
/O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.160125T2100Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-
231 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH AT
  LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

PRZ011-013-VIZ002-260230-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
231 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES
  AND SAINT CROIX.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  LOCAL ISLANDS AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
906 
WHCA42 TJSJ 260226
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016


PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-261500-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ALONG THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH 
  SURF CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TOMORROW...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS WEEK. 

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 1.43 FEET AT 10:59 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ARECIBO:  1.66 FEET AT 10:15 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

AGUADILLA: 1.24 FEET AT 10:01 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ST THOMAS: 0.94 FEET AT 10:44 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-261500-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
947 
WHCA42 TJSJ 260226 CCA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016


PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-261500-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ALONG THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH 
  SURF CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TOMORROW...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS WEEK. 

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 1.43 FEET AT 10:59 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ARECIBO:  1.66 FEET AT 10:15 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

AGUADILLA: 1.24 FEET AT 10:01 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

ST THOMAS: 0.94 FEET AT 10:44 AM AST TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-261500-
/O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
1026 PM AST MON JAN 25 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
044 
WHCA42 TJSJ 260901
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-261830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ALONG THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH 
  SURF CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TOMORROW...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS WEEK. 

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 1.43 FEET AT 10:59 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ARECIBO: 1.66 FEET AT 10:15 AM AST THIS MORNING.

AGUADILLA: 1.24 FEET AT 10:01 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ST THOMAS: 0.94 FEET AT 10:44 AM AST THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-261830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
894 
WHCA42 TJSJ 260901 CCA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-261830-
/O.COR.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HIGH RISK OF RIP
  CURRENTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...
  CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH SURF
  CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TONIGHT...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS WEEK.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 1.43 FEET AT 10:59 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ARECIBO: 1.66 FEET AT 10:15 AM AST THIS MORNING.

AGUADILLA: 1.24 FEET AT 10:01 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ST THOMAS: 0.94 FEET AT 10:44 AM AST THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-261830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
501 AM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
389 
WHCA42 TJSJ 261836
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTH SWELL HAS INVADED THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON KEEPING THE OVERALL SEAS RELATIVELY HIGH AT
6-8 FEET. THIS SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
AS A RESULT...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM
IF THE CURRENT TREND CONTINUES. HOWEVER...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-270000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TONIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE
  HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-270000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  AT LEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
863 
WHCA42 TJSJ 261836 CCA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTH SWELL HAS INVADED THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON KEEPING THE OVERALL SEAS RELATIVELY HIGH AT
6 TO 8 FEET. THIS SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM
IF THE CURRENT TREND CONTINUES. HOWEVER...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE THURSDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-270000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TONIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 
  FEET...OCCASIONALLY HIGHER. 

* LOCATION...HIGH SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO 
  RICO... CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE
  HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP OVER ROCKS AND JETTIES. STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION. 

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.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-270000-
/O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
236 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH AT
  LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WAVES AND WINDS CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
262 
WHCA42 TJSJ 262357
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
757 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-270900-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160127T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
757 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY. 

HIGH SURF CRITERIA IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER ROUGH SURF AND
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT OF 5 TO 9 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE NORTHWEST...NORTH AND
  NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND
  NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
  THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS. 

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. 

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-270900-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
757 PM AST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT
  LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WAVES AND WINDS CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
100 
WHCA42 TJSJ 270933
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
533 AM AST WED JAN 27 2016

ANOTHER PULSE OF NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-271900-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.160127T0933Z-160128T1800Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
533 AM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THURSDAY. 

ROUGH SURF AND BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF
  PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND SAINT THOMAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS.

* TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

TIMES FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDES:

SAN JUAN: 1.34 FEET AT 11:34 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ARECIBO: 1.56 FEET AT 10:50 AM AST THIS MORNING.

AGUADILLA: 1.16 FEET AT 10:36 AM AST THIS MORNING.

ST THOMAS: 0.85 FEET AT 11:06 AM AST THIS MORNING.

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 WITH WATER SWEEPING ACROSS ROCKS AND
JETTIES.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-271900-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T1800Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
533 AM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX AND THE SOUTHEAST AND
  SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH AT 
  LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WAVES AND WINDS CONTINUE TO 
  INCREASE. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
482 
WHCA42 TJSJ 271914
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
314 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

NORTHERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HAZARDOUS SEAS DUE TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST THURSDAY RESULTING IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR
MOST OF THE BEACHES ACROSS PUERTO RICO.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-272200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160128T0200Z/
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T2100Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
314 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 7-10 FEET.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND SAINT THOMAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE HIGH RISK OF
  RIP CURRENT UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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 WITH WATER SWEEPING ACROSS ROCKS
AND JETTIES.

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-272200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T2100Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
314 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX AND THE SOUTHEAST 
  AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. 

* TIMING... THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
498 
WHCA42 TJSJ 280140
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
940 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-280945-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160128T0200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T2100Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
940 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

HIGH SURF CRITERIA IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER ROUGH SURF AND
BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT UP TO 9 FEET...DECREASING TO 7 FEET THURSDAY
MORNING ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING
BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES IN
EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF  
PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND SAINT THOMAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN  
ISLANDS.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING
  CONDITIONS. 

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. 

&&

$$

PRZ003-007-011-013-VIZ002-280945-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160128T2100Z/
SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
940 PM AST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTH...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX AND THE SOUTHEAST 
  AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. 

* TIMING... THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
492 
WHCA42 TJSJ 280845
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
445 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

WITH WINDS CONTINUING FRESH TO STRONG...WAVES FROM THE EAST WILL
KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HIGH. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX
DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK.

PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-VIZ001-002-281645-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
445 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF
  PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND SAINT THOMAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS. AND ALSO EASTERN BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX AND
  MANY SOUTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
384 
WHCA42 TJSJ 281403
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1003 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

PRZ010-281515-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
1003 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE BEACHES IN WESTERN PUERTO RICO. NORTHERLY
SWELL HAS SUBSIDED...AS A RESULT THE RISK OF RIP CURRENT HAS
DIMINISHED TO LOW TO MODERATE ALONG THE BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO
RICO.

$$

PRZ001>003-005-007-008-011>013-VIZ001-002-282215-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1003 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF 
  PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND SAINT THOMAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. AND ALSO EASTERN BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX 
  AND MANY SOUTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
629 
WHCA42 TJSJ 281430 AAA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1030 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND WAVES OF 5-7
FEET FROM THE EAST. THIS WAVE ACTION KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
HIGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX DURING
THE REST OF THE WEEK.

PRZ001>003-005-007-008-011>013-VIZ001-002-290200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1030 AM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATION...FOR MOST OF THE BEACHES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
  VIRGIN ISLANDS...EXCEPT THE WEST COAST BEACHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
442 
WHCA42 TJSJ 290144
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
944 PM AST THU JAN 28 2016

AS SEAS SUBSIDE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HIGH ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OF THE
ISLANDS. BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MODERATE RISK WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REST OF THE DAY FOR MUCH OF THE ISLANDS.

PRZ001>003-005-007-008-011>013-VIZ001-002-290900-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
944 PM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...FOR MOST OF THE BEACHES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. 
  VIRGIN ISLANDS...EXCEPT THE WEST COAST BEACHES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
490 
WHCA42 TJSJ 290144 CCA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
944 PM AST THU JAN 28 2016

AS SEAS SUBSIDE SLOWLY OVERNIGHT...THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE MODERATE TO HIGH ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS OF THE
ISLANDS. BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MODERATE RISK WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REST OF THE DAY FOR MUCH OF THE ISLANDS.

PRZ001>003-005-007-008-011>013-VIZ001-002-290900-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160129T0900Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
944 PM AST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...FOR MOST OF THE BEACHES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. 
  VIRGIN ISLANDS...EXCEPT THE WEST COAST BEACHES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 8:16 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryJSJ5 days
Jan 24, 2:27 AM CSTRip Current StatementJSJ4 hr
Jan 24, 5:12 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016

Sources

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