...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM
AST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Building seas up to 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up
to 10 to 13 feet due to a secondary swell and easterly winds of
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-
Coastal Waters of Northern USVI and Culebra out 10 NM- Anegada
Passage Southward to 17N-Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from
10 NM to 17N- Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out
10 NM-

* WHEN...From 2 AM Thursday through 8 PM AST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Choppy, confused seas that are hazardous to small
craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.

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...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Life threatening rip currents expected due to breaking
waves around 10 feet, increasing up to 14 feet by Thursday.

* WHERE...North-facing beaches of Puerto Rico and Culebra.

* WHEN...The High Surf Advisory through 6 PM AST this evening.
High Rip Current Risk through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous breaking waves. Dangerous swimming
conditions and localized beach erosion. Breaking waves can knock
people and pets off rocks and jetties, which could result in
significant injury or drowning. Rip currents can sweep even the
best swimmers away from shore into deeper waters.

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.

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