Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 38, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Sep 5, 2016, 11:19 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2016, 11:19 AM CDT (16:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
609 WHCA42 TJSJ 051619 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1219 PM AST MON SEP 5 2016 PRZ003-VIZ002-060000- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0038.160905T1619Z-160906T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST-ST CROIX- 1219 PM AST MON SEP 5 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO AND ST. CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. 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. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DON'T FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 59 min | |
| Sep 5, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 52 min | |
| Sep 5, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 113 min | |
| Sep 5, 3:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 80 min | |
| Sep 5, 4:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Sep 5, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 109 min |
Nearby
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Sources
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