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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Nov 26, 2015, 2:37 AM CST. It was in force for 4 days.
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- Issued
- Nov 26, 2015, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2015, 5:09 PM CST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
418 WHCA42 TJSJ 260837 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 437 AM AST THU NOV 26 2015 ...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL GRADUALLY BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT...CREATING STRONG CURRENTS ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-262200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.151126T0837Z-151128T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 437 AM AST THU NOV 26 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 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. && $$
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742 WHCA42 TJSJ 270837 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 437 AM AST FRI NOV 27 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PRZ001-002-005-008-010-272200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.151127T0837Z-151128T1200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 437 AM AST FRI NOV 27 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 6-8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ012-013-VIZ001-272200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.151127T0837Z-151128T1200Z/ /O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151128T1200Z/ CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 437 AM AST FRI NOV 27 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 7-8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
282 WHCA42 TJSJ 271713 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 113 PM AST FRI NOV 27 2015 A SECOND NORTH SWELL SET WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT ON THE NORTH FACING COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS CREATING HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-281400- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 113 PM AST FRI NOV 27 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 6-8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ SNELL
502 WHCA42 TJSJ 281249 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 849 AM AST SAT NOV 28 2015 THE SECOND SET OF SWELL FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST IS MOVING TOWARD THE OUTER ATLANTIC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA... VIEQUES AND SAINT THOMAS. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-290100- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 849 AM AST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 6-8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND SAINT THOMAS. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
430 WHCA42 TJSJ 290352 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1152 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2015 A NORTHERLY SWELL IS MOVING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS SWELL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...EXPECT HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONDITIONS ON THE NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND SAINT THOMAS. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-291200- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1152 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 6-8 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND SAINT THOMAS. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
777 WHCA42 TJSJ 291004 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 604 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES THIS MORNING. SWELL ACTION WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PRZ010-291115- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 604 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... HIGH SURF CONDITIONS DIMINISHED AS SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 4-6 FEET. $$ PRZ013-291500- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ VIEQUES- 604 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... HIGH SURF CONDITIONS DIMINISHED AS SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED TO 4-6 FEET. HOWEVER...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...PUERTO MOSQUITO IN VIEQUES. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-291500- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151129T1500Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 604 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 5-7 FEET AND BREAKING WAVES UP TO 10 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND SAINT THOMAS/SAINT JOHN. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ VIZ002-291500- /O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ ST CROIX- 604 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION....CRAMER PARK IN SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
968 WHCA42 TJSJ 291456 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1056 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-292300- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1056 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTH SWELL AT 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 10 TO 12 SECOND PERIODS STILL CAN CREATE BREAKING WAVES UP TO 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND SAINT THOMAS/SAINT JOHN. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ013-VIZ002-292300- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ VIEQUES-ST CROIX- 1056 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PUERTO MOSQUITO IN VIEQUES. * TIMING...UNTIL AT LEAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. HIGH SURF WILL PLACE THOSE STANDING ON ROCKS AND JETTIES IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
997 WHCA42 TJSJ 292309 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 709 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-300015- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 709 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SEAS AND SWELL HAVE SUBSIDED TO 4-6 FEET ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PRZ013-VIZ002-300015- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-151130T0000Z/ VIEQUES-ST CROIX- 709 PM AST SUN NOV 29 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. SEAS AND SWELL HAVE SUBSIDED TO 4-6 FEET ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 64 min | |
| Nov 26, 1:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 66 min | |
| Nov 26, 2:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 114 min |
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