Headline:
Rip Current Statement issued January 2 at 4:17PM AST until January 6 at 6:00AM AST by NWS San Juan PR
Event:
Rip Current Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
January 2, 2025 - 12:17pm
Expires:
January 3, 2025 - 1:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves
increasing up to 6 feet and occasionally higher.
* WHERE...Beaches of northern Puerto Rico, from Aguadilla to
Fajardo, Culebra, and St. Croix
* WHEN...Friday through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents that can sweep even the best swimmers
away from shore into deeper water where it becomes difficult
to return to safety.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A long-period northeasterly swell will
gradually spread across the local waters on Friday. This swell
will increase the risk of life-threatening rip currents from
Friday afternoon onwards through the weekend. In addition,
another long-period northwesterly swell will arrive late Sunday
into early next week.
Instruction:
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 Description:
San Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; North Central; Northwest; Culebra; St Croix
Forcast Office:
NWS San Juan PR