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WHCA42 TJSJ 042109
CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
509 PM AST WED FEB 4 2026
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
509 PM AST WED FEB 4 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
12 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE....BEACHES OF NORTHWESTERN TO NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO.
THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION
INCLUDE PINONES ALONG ROAD 187, PARCELAS SUAREZ, VILLAS DEL MAR,
AND VILLA CRISTIANA 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.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. FOR
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS
AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SAFETY. 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 SOME BEACH
EROSION WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO DUNE STRUCTURE.
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.
PRZ010-012-VIZ001-051000-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260204T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260205T1000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260205T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
509 PM AST WED FEB 4 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
12 FEET. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE-THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS.
* WHERE....BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA, ST. THOMAS,
AND ST. JOHN. THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS FOR HIGH SURF AND BEACH
EROSION INCLUDE BARRIO ESPINAL IN AGUADA.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY. FOR
THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS
AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO
RETURN TO SAFETY. 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 SOME BEACH
EROSION WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO DUNE STRUCTURE.
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.
PRZ011-051000-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260204T2200Z/
/O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260204T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260205T1000Z/
SOUTHWEST-
509 PM AST WED FEB 4 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
..COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...LIFE- THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE....COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS THAT 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-VIZ002-051000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-260205T1000Z/
VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
509 PM AST WED FEB 4 2026
..HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEACHES OF VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX.
* 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.
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