Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Jan 7, 2016, 4:09 AM CST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2016, 4:09 AM CST (10:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
506 WHCA42 TJSJ 071009 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL IS AFFECTING THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...LEADING TO DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG MOST OF THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-071815- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.160107T1500Z-160108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.160107T1009Z-160108T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM AST FRIDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS AT 6 TO 8 FEET WITH BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 12 FEET INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY AWAY FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. 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. && $$ PRZ011-071815- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.160107T1009Z-160108T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST- 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 4 TO 6 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
4 follow-up statements
509 WHCA42 TJSJ 071009 CCA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL IS AFFECTING THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...LEADING TO DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG MOST OF THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-071815- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.160107T1500Z-160108T1800Z/ /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.160107T1009Z-160108T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM AST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM AST FRIDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS AT 6 TO 8 FEET WITH BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 12 FEET INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY AWAY FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. 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. && $$ PRZ011-071815- /O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.160107T1009Z-160108T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST- 609 AM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 4 TO 6 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
178 WHCA42 TJSJ 071835 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 235 PM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL IS NOW AFFECTING THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS. THIS HAS LEAD TO DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG MOST OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-080915- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 235 PM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS AT 6 TO 8 FEET WITH BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 10 TO 12 FEET INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY AWAY FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. 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. && $$ PRZ011-080915- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST- 235 PM AST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 4 TO 6 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
945 WHCA42 TJSJ 080858 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 458 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS A RESULT...LARGE BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG MOST OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-081800- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 458 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS AT 6 TO 7 FEET WITH BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY AWAY FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. 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. && $$ PRZ011-081800- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST- 458 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 5 TO 7 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
145 WHCA42 TJSJ 080957 AAA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 557 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AS A RESULT...LARGE BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG MOST OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-081800- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 557 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS AT 6 TO 7 FEET WITH BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY AWAY FROM ROCKS AND JETTIES. 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. && $$ PRZ011-081800- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST- 557 AM AST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT AT 5 TO 7 FEET. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:09 AM CST | High Surf Advisory | JSJ | 32 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
Sources
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