Rip Current Statement Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | Effective 04/03/2026 17:49
Public safety alert, emergency alert, and weather alert<br />
Description:<br />
* WHAT...Life-threatening rip current.
* WHERE...North and east beaches of Puerto Rico, including<br />
Vieques and Culebra, and the US Virgin Islands.
* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away<br />
from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to<br />
return to safety.
Instruction:<br />
There is a high risk of rip currents.
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away<br />