Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 8, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Aug 28, 2015, 1:57 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2015, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
991 WHCA42 TJSJ 281857 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 257 PM AST FRI AUG 28 2015 ...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-VIZ001-002-282200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.150828T1857Z-150828T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL- PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 257 PM AST FRI AUG 28 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL THE BEACHES IN PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SEAS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 51 min | |
| Aug 28, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 82 min | |
| Aug 28, 12:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Aug 28, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 55 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 53 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 57 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 60 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:56 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 8 hr | |
| Aug 27, 7:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2015Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.