Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 28, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Dec 14, 2015, 3:49 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2015, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2015, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
220 WHCA42 TJSJ 140949 CCA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 549 AM AST MON DEC 14 2015 A NORTHERLY SWELL AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS IS CREATING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WITH BREAKING WAVES OF UP TO 8 FEET. PRZ001-002-005-008-VIZ002-150000- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0028.151214T0949Z-151215T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 549 AM AST MON DEC 14 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 NORTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...THE EASTERN TIP OF SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...TODAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS 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. && $$ SNELL
2 follow-up statements
999 WHCA42 TJSJ 142125 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 525 PM AST MON DEC 14 2015 PRZ012-151000- /O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ CULEBRA- 525 PM AST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN BEACHES OF CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-VIZ002-151000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 525 PM AST MON DEC 14 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...THE EASTERN TIP OF SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS 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. && $$
901 WHCA42 TJSJ 151028 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 628 AM AST TUE DEC 15 2015 DIMINISHING NORTHERLY SWELL AND WINDS ARE STILL SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG SOME COASTAL AREAS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO AND THE EASTERN TIP OF SAINT CROIX. PRZ012-151130- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-151215T1100Z/ CULEBRA- 628 AM AST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISKS CONTINUE. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-VIZ002-151830- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0028.000000T0000Z-151215T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 628 AM AST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...THE EASTERN TIP OF SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...UNTIL SUNSET. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS 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. && $$ SNELL
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 7:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
Sources
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