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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
402 AM AST TUE AUG 26 2025
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MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
402 AM AST TUE AUG 26 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...NORTH-FACING BEACHES OF ST. THOMAS, ST. JOHN, AND
ADJACENT ISLANDS AND BEACHES OF RINCON AND AGUADA.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* 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.
PRZ011-260915-
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SOUTHWEST-
402 AM AST TUE AUG 26 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED
HOWEVER, EVEN WITH DIMINISHING SWELL ENERGY, LOCALIZED AREAS WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE LIFE-THRETENING RIP CURRENTS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-012-261615-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
402 AM AST TUE AUG 26 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES UP TO 7-11 FEET RESULTING IN
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.
* 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; BARRIO OBRERO, PUEBLO AND
JAREAITO IN ARECIBO; LAS BOCA IN BARCELONETA; MACHUCA IN MANATI;
PUERTO NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA; OCEAN PARK IN SAN JUAN.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.
* 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...
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.
PRZ013-VIZ002-261615-
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VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
402 AM AST TUE AUG 26 2025
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF NORTHERN VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* 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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