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WHCA42 TJSJ 210146
CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
946 PM AST MON OCT 20 2025
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-211000-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
946 PM AST MON OCT 20 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST TUESDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE... FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, 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; LAS BOCA IN
BARCELONETA; MACHUCA IN MANATI; PUERTO NUEVO IN VEGA BAJA; OCEAN
PARK IN SAN JUAN; AND BARRIO ESPINAL IN AGUADA. FOR THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK, BEACHES ALONG THE NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
COASTS OF THE ISLANDS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW UNTIL 6 PM AST TUESDAY.
FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* 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.
PRZ011-211000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-251022T1000Z/
SOUTHWEST-
946 PM AST MON OCT 20 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT..LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO.
* 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.
PRZ013-VIZ002-211000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0026.000000T0000Z-251021T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
946 PM AST MON OCT 20 2025
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT..LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF VIEQUES, AND ST CROIX.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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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