Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Rip Current Statements in 2016
Rip Current Statement 7, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Jan 24, 2016, 2:27 AM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2016, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2016, 6:28 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted.
124 WHCA42 TJSJ 240827 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 427 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-241630- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0007.160124T0827Z-160124T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 427 AM AST SUN JAN 24 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...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
590 WHCA42 TJSJ 241228 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 828 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-251000- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-160124T2200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-160125T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 828 AM AST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...MODERATE RISK EXPECTED EARLY TODAY BECOMING HIGH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 8:16 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 2:27 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | JSJ | 5 days | |
| Jan 24, 5:12 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr |
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