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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS JSJ

November 9, 2015

NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Nov 9, 2015, 3:52 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 9, 2015, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 9, 2015, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 9, 2015, 4:00 AM CST
Expired: Nov 9, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

151 
WHCA42 TJSJ 090952
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
552 AM AST MON NOV 9 2015

...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES ON THE NORTH COASTS OF
PUERTO RICO AND SAINT CROIX...

.FRESH WINDS AND AN INCREASING NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL WILL GENERATE
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE NORTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND
SAINT CROIX NOT INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES..

PRZ001-005-008-VIZ002-100000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0022.151109T1000Z-151110T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX-
552 AM AST MON NOV 9 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...THE NORTH COASTS OF MAINLAND PUERTO RICO AND SAINT
  CROIX.

* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM AST TONIGHT

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS WHICH EVEN EXPERT SWIMMERS WOULD
  FIND DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME WILL BE GENERATED.

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. 

&&

$$

Nearby

Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015 Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015 Every rip current statement in 2015

Sources

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