Añasco, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 2 AM AST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
seas building between 6 to 11 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM, Mona
Passage Southward to 17N, Coastal Waters of Northwestern
Puerto Rico out 10 NM and Coastal Waters of Southwestern
Puerto Rico out 10 NM.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Monday to 2 AM AST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds and the arrival of large, long
period northerly swell will maintain hazardous seas for small
craft operators through much of the workweek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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

* WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents.

* WHERE...Northwest to northeast beaches of Puerto Rico,
including Culebra & the northern U.S. Virgin Islands.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM AST this 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...

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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