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WHCA42 TJSJ 092056
CFWSJU

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Juan PR
456 PM AST Thu Oct 9 2025

VIZ001-002-100500-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0025.251010T1000Z-251011T2200Z/
St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands-St Croix-
456 PM AST Thu Oct 9 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High Rip Current Risk, life-threatening rip current.

* WHERE...the north and east-facing beaches.

* WHEN...from Friday morning through Saturday 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.

&&

$$

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-100500-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0025.251010T2200Z-251011T2200Z/
San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-North Central-Northwest-Culebra-
Vieques-
456 PM AST Thu Oct 9 2025

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...High Rip Current Risk, life-threatening rip current.

* WHERE...the north and east-facing beaches.

* WHEN...from Friday evening through Saturday 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.

&&

$$