Weather Alerts For San Germán, PRI

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Life-threatening rip current. WHERE Across the northern coastal areas including western and eastern coastal areas. WHEN Remains through late Sunday night. IMPACTS Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to return to safety. ISSUED AT Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM AST ISSUED BY National Weather Service San Juan PR HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Mayaguez and Vicinity, Culebra, North Central, Northeast, Northwest, San Juan and Vicinity