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WHCA42 TJSJ 310757
CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
357 AM AST TUE MAR 31 2026
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-312200-
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/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-260404T0400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
357 AM AST TUE MAR 31 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RISK 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 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. FOR THE HIGH RISK CURRENT
RISK, ALONG THE NORTH- AND EAST-FACING BEACHES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, REMAINS THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, REMAINS THROUGH 6 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FOR 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 RISK 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.
PRZ012-VIZ001-312200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.260331T2200Z-260401T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0013.260331T1000Z-260404T0400Z/
CULEBRA-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
357 AM AST TUE MAR 31 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST THIS
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM AST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO
12 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 ARE THE EXPOSED NORTH-FACING
BEACHES IN CULEBRA AND THE NORTHERN US VIRGIN ISLANDS. FOR THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, ALONG THE NORTH-FACING BEACHES TODAY,
EXPANDING TO MOST BEACHES TONIGHT.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, REMAINS FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY
REMAINS, THROUGH 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY.
* 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.
PRZ013-312200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0013.260331T2200Z-260402T1000Z/
VIEQUES-
357 AM AST TUE MAR 31 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...ALONG THE NORTH- AND EAST-FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 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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