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Rip Current Statement 18, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Oct 29, 2015, 6:09 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 29, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2015, 6:09 AM CDT (11:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 29, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2015, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
797 WHCA42 TJSJ 291109 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 709 AM AST THU OCT 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT JOBOS BEACH... .HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. PRZ008-291915- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0018.151029T1600Z-151030T0200Z/ NORTHWEST- 709 AM AST THU OCT 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...JOBOS BEACH AT ISABELA * TIMING...TODAY * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 5 hr | |
| Oct 29, 2:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Oct 29, 5:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 111 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.