Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 19, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Oct 30, 2015, 3:31 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2015, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
826 WHCA42 TJSJ 300831 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 431 AM AST FRI OCT 30 2015 ...NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL REACH THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS LATER TODAY INCREASING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-002-301645- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0019.151030T0831Z-151031T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 431 AM AST FRI OCT 30 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
513 WHCA42 TJSJ 301855 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 255 PM AST FRI OCT 30 2015 ...NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELL WILL REACH THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS LATER TODAY INCREASING THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-002-310000- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-151031T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 255 PM AST FRI OCT 30 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 8:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr |
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.