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Rip Current Statement 27, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Apr 1, 2017, 1:50 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2017, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
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082 WHCA42 TJSJ 011850 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 250 PM AST SAT APR 1 2017 A SWELL FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST WILL INVADE THE ATLANTIC WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING CREATING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ATLANTIC BEACHES WITH NORTH AND NORTHEAST EXPOSURES. A FEW BEACHES ON VIEQUES WILL ALSO BE EXPOSED. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-021000- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.170401T2200Z-170402T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 250 PM AST SAT APR 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA, VIEQUES, SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
332 WHCA42 TJSJ 012355 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 755 PM AST SAT APR 1 2017 A SWELL FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST WILL INVADE THE ATLANTIC WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING CREATING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ATLANTIC BEACHES WITH NORTH AND NORTHEAST EXPOSURES AND GENERATING HIGH SURF. A FEW BEACHES ON VIEQUES WILL ALSO BE EXPOSED TO THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. PRZ001-002-005-008-012-020800- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0010.170402T1000Z-170402T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 755 PM AST SAT APR 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST SUNDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, FROM QUEBRADILLAS EAST AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. HIGH SURF THAT CAN SWEEP PETS AND PEOPLE OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ010-013-VIZ001-020800- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-VIEQUES- ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 755 PM AST SAT APR 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA, VIEQUES, SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST 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. && $$ SNELL
936 WHCA42 TJSJ 020836 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 436 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-022200- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0010.170402T1000Z-170402T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 436 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, FROM QUEBRADILLAS EAST AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. HIGH SURF THAT CAN SWEEP PETS AND PEOPLE OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ010-013-VIZ001-022200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-VIEQUES- ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 436 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA, VIEQUES, SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST 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. && $$
427 WHCA42 TJSJ 021307 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 907 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 PRZ010-VIZ001-022200- /O.EXA.TJSJ.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 907 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 12 FEET. * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF RINCON AND AGUADA IN PUERTO RICO AND THE BEACHES OF NORTH AND WESTERN SAINT THOMAS. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. HIGH SURF WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP PETS AND PEOPLE OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND INTO THE OCEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-012-022200- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 907 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 12 FEET. * LOCATION...THE BEACHES OF NORTHWESTERN TO NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO, AND MOST OF THE BEACHES OF CULEBRA. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. HIGH SURF WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES THAT CAN SWEEP PETS AND PEOPLE OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ013-022200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0027.000000T0000Z-170402T2200Z/ VIEQUES- 907 AM AST SUN APR 2 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...VIEQUES. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 6:55 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | JSJ | 22 hr | |
| Apr 1, 12:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Apr 1, 1:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 115 min | |
| Apr 1, 2:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Apr 1, 3:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 64 min |
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Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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