San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Seas of 6 to 8 feet.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM, and
Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada
Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM AST Monday.

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

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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents.

* WHERE...North and east beaches of Puerto Rico, from Aguadilla to
Ceiba and including Vieques and Culebra, and St. Croix.

* WHEN...Through Sunday 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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