Rip Current Statement 12, NWS JSJ

Issued

Oct 1, 2015, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC)

Expired

Oct 1, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

849 
WHCA42 TJSJ 010814
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
414 AM AST THU OCT 1 2015

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND MODERATE WINDS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AT
MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.

PRZ001-002-005-008-012200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0012.151001T0814Z-151001T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
414 AM AST THU OCT 1 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES...ESPECIALLY AT JOBOS
  BEACH IN ISABELA...OCEAN PARK BEACH IN SAN JUAN AND PINONES
  BEACH IN LOIZA.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 


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. 

&&

$$

Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015

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