Excessive Heat
Heat Advisory in coastal and urban PR — stay hydrated, limit sun, seek shade.
Heat Warning for coastal and urban areas — hydrate, limit sunshine intake, seek shade.
STAY OUT OF THE WATER. Hazardous marine conditions persist along the northern coast.
For your safety, all residents and visitors should avoid beaches and coastal areas until conditions improve until Wednesday.
Beach Hazards
Erosion & deadly rip currents in N PR & Culebra — stay OUT of the water.
Coastal erosion and deadly marine currents in northern Puerto Rico and Culebra —stay out of the water!
Hazardous Seas
Small Craft Advisory — keep boats in port.
Warning for Small Vessels – remain in port.
Stay safe
Mainly fair weather conditions will prevail across the islands with passing showers moving from time to time across the USVI and eastern PR.
Life-threatening rip currents will continue along the west, north and east facing beaches of the islands tonight.
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HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT…Life-threatening rip currents.
* WHERE…Beaches of northern Vieques and St. Croix.
* WHEN…Through late Tuesday 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.
