Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 15, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Oct 8, 2015, 5:02 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2015, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
192 WHCA42 TJSJ 081002 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 602 AM AST THU OCT 8 2015 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-081815- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.151008T1002Z-151009T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 602 AM AST THU OCT 8 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. NORTH SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 8, 1:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 8, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 66 min | |
| Oct 8, 1:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 8, 2:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 116 min | |
| Oct 8, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 45 min | |
| Oct 8, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 44 min |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.