Coastal Flood Advisory issued February 10 at 4:50PM AST until February 11 at 6:00AM AST by NWS San Juan PR
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.
For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves up to 15
feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, life-threatening rip
currents.
* WHERE...For the Coastal Flood and High Surf Advisories, the
most vulnerable areas for high surf and beach erosion include
Pinones along Road 187, Parcelas Suarez, Villas del Mar, and
Villa Christiana in Loiza; Fortuna in Luquillo; Pueblo and
Tamarindo in Aguadilla; Barrio Obrero, Pueblo and Jarealito in
Arecibo; La Boca in Barceloneta; Machuca in Manati; Puerto
Nuevo in Vega Baja, and Ocean Park in San Juan. For the High
Rip Current Risk, all the northern exposed coastal areas.
* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood, until 6 AM AST Wednesday. For the
High Surf Advisory, through 6 PM AST Wednesday. For the High
Rip Current Risk, through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, shallow flooding of
vulnerable areas will result in a limited threat of property
and structural damage near the waterfront and shoreline, with
a higher threat near the time of high tide. Isolated road
closures are possible. For the High Surf Advisory, high waves
that can wash over jetties and sweep people and pets onto
jagged rocks. Rough surf may also knock you down. Large
breaking waves will result in localized beach/dune structure
erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. For the High Rip
Current Risk, rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers
away from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult
to return to safety.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The next high tides are expected as
follows: San Juan, 4:59 AM AST Wednesday morning at 1.24 feet.
Arecibo, 4:02 AM AST at 1.42 feet Wednesday morning.
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.
A Coastal Flood Advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.
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