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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS JSJ

August 24, 2015

NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Aug 24, 2015, 5:30 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 24, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 24, 2015, 5:30 AM CDT (10:30 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 24, 2015, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 25, 2015, 12:22 AM CDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

The text

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

906 
WHCA42 TJSJ 241030
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
630 AM AST MON AUG 24 2015

VIZ001-002-241830-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0006.150824T1600Z-150826T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
630 AM AST MON AUG 24 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST THROUGH LATE 
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE BEACHES IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROUGH SEAS AND FREQUENT GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
  TROPICAL CYCLONE DANNY WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST OF THE DAY.

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

601 
WHCA42 TJSJ 250522
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
122 AM AST TUE AUG 25 2015

VIZ001-002-250630-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-150826T0000Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
122 AM AST TUE AUG 25 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK. 

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.