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Rip Current Statement 10, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Feb 4, 2016, 11:01 AM CST. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2016, 11:01 AM CST (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
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274 WHCA42 TJSJ 041701 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 101 PM AST THU FEB 4 2016 WAVES FROM STRONG WINDS AROUND A DETERIORATING LOW TO OUR NORTHEAST WILL CAUSE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG MANY OF THE NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-050115- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.160204T1701Z-160205T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 101 PM AST THU FEB 4 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. * LOCATION...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ SNELL
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369 WHCA42 TJSJ 050118 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 918 PM AST THU FEB 4 2016 WIND WAVES GENERATED BY A LOW TO OUR NORTHEAST WILL CAUSE BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 7 FEET ALONG MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY EVENING. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-050930- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160205T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 918 PM AST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
606 WHCA42 TJSJ 050831 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 431 AM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ALONG MOST OF THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND ST THOMAS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-051630- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T0300Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 431 AM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE OF CULEBRA AND ST THOMAS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
177 WHCA42 TJSJ 051202 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 802 AM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-060230- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T0900Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 802 AM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE OF CULEBRA AND ST THOMAS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
437 WHCA42 TJSJ 060208 AAA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1008 PM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-061000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1008 PM AST FRI FEB 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
398 WHCA42 TJSJ 060804 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 404 AM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-062100- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 404 AM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
487 WHCA42 TJSJ 061815 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 215 PM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 NEAR SHORE BUOYS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS ARE INDICATING WAVE HEIGHTS 0F 4-5 FEET AT 10-11 SECONDS...THIS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-062100- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 215 PM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
830 WHCA42 TJSJ 062057 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 457 PM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-062200- /O.EXP.TJSJ.RP.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160206T2100Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 457 PM AST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... BREAKING WAVE HEIGHT HAS SUBSIDED TO 3 TO 5 FEET...THEREFORE A LOW TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT SURF ZONE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. $$
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Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 11:01 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 40 hr |
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Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
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