Exercise extreme caution at sea and along the coastlines tonight

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Caribbean News, Puerto Rico News, St. Croix News, St. John News, St. Thomas News

📅🗓️ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27

A fading swell will continue to spread across the local waters resulting in dangerous breaking waves and life-threatening rip currents along the north facing beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

☀️🌤️ BRIGHT AND FRESH, WITH A LIGHT TO MODERATE BREEZE — BUT DANGEROUS ON THE BEACH 🌊⚠️

😎 Cooler temperatures than normal and a light to moderate breeze make today ideal for outdoor activities in Puerto Rico — walking 🚶♂️, hiking 🥾, exercising 🏃♀️ or enjoying the landscape 🌿

🚫🏖️ BUT… TODAY is NOT a good beach day.

🌊⚠️ DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS TODAY due to north tide:

🚩 Life-threatening marine currents

🌊 Dangerous wave

🏊 Dangerous swimming conditions

🏖️ Coastal erosion spotted

📍⚠️ Greater risk on beaches oriented north of Puerto Rico, Culebra and the north of the Virgin Islands.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.