Rip Current Statement 4, NWS JSJ

Issued

Jul 15, 2015, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)

Expired

Jul 15, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS JSJ

590 
WHCA42 TJSJ 150853
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
453 AM AST WED JUL 15 2015

...BREEZY CONDITIONS AND UP TO 5 FEET BREAKING WAVES WILL LEAD TO
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ISABELA BEACHES...

.BREAKING WAVES AND MODERATE TO FRESH EAST WINDS ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CREATE A HIGH RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS TO JOBOS BEACH AT ISABELA AND ACROSS NEARBY EXPOSED
BEACHES.

PRZ008-152200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0004.150715T0853Z-150715T2200Z/
NORTHWEST-
453 AM AST WED JUL 15 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...JOBOS BEACH AT ISABELA AND NEARBY EXPOSED BEACHES.

* TIMING...TODAY SPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 AM TO 7 PM AST.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL FORM MAKING SWIMMING BACK TO
  SHORE DIFFICULT IN LOCAL AREAS.

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. 

&&

$$

Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015

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