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Rip Current Statement 52, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Dec 11, 2016, 7:23 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2016, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2016, 7:23 PM CST (01:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2016, 8:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2016, 12:58 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
841 WHCA42 TJSJ 120123 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 923 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2016 INCREASING TRADE WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST COASTLINES OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. PRZ003-012-VIZ002-120930- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0052.161212T0200Z-161213T1200Z/ SOUTHEAST-CULEBRA-ST CROIX- 923 PM AST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRITA BEACH IN CULEBRA AND CRAMER PARK IN SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG TRADE WINDS AND BREAKING WAVES UP TO 6 FEET WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
476 WHCA42 TJSJ 120658 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 258 AM AST MON DEC 12 2016 INCREASING TRADE WINDS AND WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEASTERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX. PRZ003-012-VIZ002-121800- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0052.000000T0000Z-161213T1200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0053.000000T0000Z-161213T2200Z/ SOUTHEAST-CULEBRA-ST CROIX- 258 AM AST MON DEC 12 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND SAINT CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG TRADE WINDS AND BREAKING WAVES UP TO 7 FEET WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-013-121800- /O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0053.000000T0000Z-161213T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-VIEQUES- 258 AM AST MON DEC 12 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND VIEQUES. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...STRONG TRADE WINDS AND BREAKING WAVES UP TO 7 FEET WILL CREATE STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 7:23 PM CST | Rip Current Statement | JSJ | 67 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2016Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
Sources
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