


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
672 FZCA52 TJSJ 160815 CWFSJU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service San Juan PR 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Waters AMZ700-162115- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS... A tropical wave will bring increasing winds, showers, and isolated thunderstorms from today into Thursday morning. Moderate to fresh easterly winds and choppy seas are expected across the regional waters at least through Thursday night. A Saharan Air Layer moving behind the tropical wave will promote hazy skies on Thursday and Friday. Another disturbance is anticipated at the end of the weekend potentially increasing shower activity across the waters. $$ AMZ711-162115- Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers early this morning. Isolated showers late this morning, then scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then numerous showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ712-162115- Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers early this morning, then isolated showers late this morning. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ716-162115- Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ723-162115- Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 10 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ726-162115- Coastal waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Isolated showers early this morning, then numerous showers late this morning and afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ733-162115- Caribbean waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the coastal waters of Saint Croix- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers this morning, then numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ735-162115- Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers early this morning, then isolated showers late this morning. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ741-162115- Mona Passage Southward to 17N- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late this morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Numerous showers. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds. Numerous showers, mainly in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Scattered showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ742-162115- Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Isolated showers this morning, then numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 7 seconds. Numerous showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers. .SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ AMZ745-162115- Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM- 415 AM AST Wed Jul 16 2025 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, occasionally to 4 feet. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$