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CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
959 PM AST TUE FEB 24 2026
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-251000-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
959 PM AST TUE FEB 24 2026
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO
6 PM AST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
FEET OR HIGHER. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, LIFE-
THREATENING RIP CURRENT.
* 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; 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. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK, NORTH-FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, REMAINS THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, REMAINS FROM 6 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM AST THURSDAY.
* 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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