Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 32, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Jul 5, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2016, 3:07 AM CDT (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
608 WHCA42 TJSJ 050807 CCA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 407 AM AST TUE JUL 5 2016 PRZ008-VIZ002-052015- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0032.160705T0807Z-160705T2200Z/ NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 407 AM AST TUE JUL 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...EXPOSED BEACHES OF NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO...AND CRAMER PARK ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN DRAG SWIMMERS OUT INTO THE 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
582 WHCA42 TJSJ 051739 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 139 PM AST TUE JUL 5 2016 PRZ008-VIZ002-052200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0032.000000T0000Z-160705T2200Z/ NORTHWEST-ST CROIX- 139 PM AST TUE JUL 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...EXPOSED BEACHES OF NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO...AND CRAMER PARK ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT CAN DRAG SWIMMERS OUT INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 20 hr | |
| Jul 5, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 41 min | |
| Jul 5, 11:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr |
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.