048
WHCA42 TJSJ 180155
CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
955 PM AST SUN AUG 17 2025
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-181000-
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/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-250818T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
955 PM AST SUN AUG 17 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO
12 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE- THREATENING RIP
CURRENT.
* WHERE...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; BARIO OBRERO, PUEBLO AND
JAREAITO IN ARECIBO; LAS BOCA IN BARCELONETA; MACHUCA IN MANATI;
PUERTO NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA; OCEAN PARK IN SAN JUAN; AND BARRIO
ESPINAL IN AGUADA.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, REMAINS UNTIL 6 AM AST
MONDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, REMAINS THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON
* IMPACTS...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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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.
PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-181000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-250818T1000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-250818T1000Z/
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
ST CROIX-
955 PM AST SUN AUG 17 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO
10 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENT.
* WHERE...HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION IN VULNERABLE AREAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, REMAINS UNTIL 6 AM AST
MONDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, REMAINS UNTIL 6 AM AST
MONDAY
* IMPACTS...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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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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