Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 21, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Mar 27, 2016, 9:08 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2016, 9:08 PM CDT (02:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
814 WHCA42 TJSJ 280208 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1008 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2016 PRZ003-008-VIZ002-281015- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.160328T0208Z-160328T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 1008 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ACROSS THE EAST END OF ST CROIX AND SOME BEACHES OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAPABLE OF SWEEPING THEM AWAY FROM SHORE AND INTO THE OPEN OCEAN. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
643 WHCA42 TJSJ 280840 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 440 AM AST MON MAR 28 2016 ...ONSHORE WINDS ARE ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS... PRZ003-008-VIZ002-281645- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160328T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 440 AM AST MON MAR 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ACROSS THE EAST END OF ST CROIX AND SOME BEACHES OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAPABLE OF SWEEPING THEM AWAY FROM SHORE AND INTO THE OPEN OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
634 WHCA42 TJSJ 281626 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1226 PM AST MON MAR 28 2016 ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS... PRZ003-008-VIZ002-282200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160328T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 1226 PM AST MON MAR 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ACROSS THE EAST END OF ST CROIX AND SOME BEACHES OF NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...BEACH GOERS WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CAPABLE OF SWEEPING THEM AWAY FROM SHORE AND INTO THE OPEN OCEAN. 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. && $$
795 WHCA42 TJSJ 282145 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 545 PM AST MON MAR 28 2016 PRZ003-008-VIZ002-282245- /O.EXP.TJSJ.RP.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160328T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 545 PM AST MON MAR 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... HOWEVER...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL BEACHES. $$
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.