Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 46, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Oct 28, 2016, 8:23 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
900 WHCA42 TJSJ 290123 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 923 PM AST FRI OCT 28 2016 NORTH SWELL HAVE AGAIN BEEN DETECTED ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO A HIGH LEVEL. PRZ005-008-291000- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.161029T0123Z-161029T2200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 923 PM AST FRI OCT 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO DORADO. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. 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. && $$ SNELL
4 follow-up statements
521 WHCA42 TJSJ 290748 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 348 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PRZ005-008-291600- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-161029T2200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 348 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO DORADO. * TIMING...AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
395 WHCA42 TJSJ 290812 CCA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 412 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 SLOWLY FADING NORTH SWELL ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO A HIGH LEVEL AT LEAST UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRZ005-008-292015- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-161029T2200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 412 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO DORADO. * TIMING...AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. 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. && $$
242 WHCA42 TJSJ 290833 CCB CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 433 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 SLOWLY FADING NORTH SWELL AFFECTING THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO A HIGH LEVEL AT LEAST UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRZ005-008-292045- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-161029T2200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 433 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO DORADO. * TIMING...AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
537 WHCA42 TJSJ 291234 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 834 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 SLOWLY FADING NORTH SWELL AFFECTING THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO A HIGH LEVEL AT LEAST UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRZ001-292045- /O.EXA.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-161029T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY- 834 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO SAN JUAN. * TIMING...AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. 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. && $$ PRZ005-008-292045- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0046.000000T0000Z-161029T2200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 834 AM AST SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO FROM AGUADILLA TO SAN JUAN. * TIMING...AT LEAST UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 11:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Oct 29, 11:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 59 min | |
| Oct 29, 12:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 71 min | |
| Oct 29, 12:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JSJ | 51 min | |
| Oct 29, 1:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 29, 1:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Oct 29, 2:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Oct 29, 2:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 14 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
Sources
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