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Rip Current Statement 30, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Apr 22, 2017, 3:37 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 22, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
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- Issued
- Apr 22, 2017, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2017, 5:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
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257 WHCA42 TJSJ 220837 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 437 AM AST SAT APR 22 2017 A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING. PRZ001-002-005-008-012-221645- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170422T1000Z-170423T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 437 AM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF 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. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ001-002-221645- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170422T2200Z-170423T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- ST CROIX- 437 AM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO, NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST THOMAS AND NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
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485 WHCA42 TJSJ 221757 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 157 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-230200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 157 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF 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. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ001-002-230200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170422T2200Z-170423T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- ST CROIX- 157 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO, NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST THOMAS AND NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
701 WHCA42 TJSJ 230103 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 903 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. PRZ001-002-005-008-230915- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.170423T1000Z-170423T2200Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T2300Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 903 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...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...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ013-230915- /O.EXB.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170423T1000Z-170423T2300Z/ VIEQUES- 903 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ010-012-VIZ001-002-230915- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T2300Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 903 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO, NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST THOMAS AND NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
943 WHCA42 TJSJ 230134 CCA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 934 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. PRZ001-002-005-008-231345- /O.COR.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.170423T1000Z-170423T2200Z/ /O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T2300Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 934 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST SUNDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 TO 12 FEET AND STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ013-231345- /O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170423T1000Z-170423T2300Z/ VIEQUES- 934 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF 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. && $$ PRZ010-012-VIZ001-002-231345- /O.COR.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T2300Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 934 PM AST SAT APR 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO, NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST THOMAS AND NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
508 WHCA42 TJSJ 230547 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF THE ISLANDS. PRZ012-231815- /O.EXB.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.170423T1000Z-170424T1000Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T2200Z/ CULEBRA- 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AST MONDAY. * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 6 AND 10 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF CULEBRA. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-231815- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.170423T1000Z-170424T1000Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AST MONDAY... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ002-231815- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST CROIX- 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHEASTERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ VIZ001-231815- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T2200Z/ ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST. THOMAS. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ013-231815- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.170423T1000Z-170423T2200Z/ VIEQUES- 147 AM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. && $$
277 WHCA42 TJSJ 231743 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 143 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF THE ISLANDS. PRZ001-002-005-008-012-240200- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 143 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ002-240200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST CROIX- 143 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHEASTERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ PRZ013-232200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170423T2200Z/ VIEQUES- 143 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES OF VIEQUES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST OF SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. && $$ VIZ001-240200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T2200Z/ ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 143 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST. THOMAS. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY 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. && $$
019 WHCA42 TJSJ 240113 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 913 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-241000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T0600Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 913 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$ VIZ001-241000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T0600Z/ ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 913 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...NORTHERN BEACHES OF ST. THOMAS. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ002-241000- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST CROIX- 913 PM AST SUN APR 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST MONDAY... * LOCATION...RINCON PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHEASTERN BEACHES OF ST CROIX. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE BEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
025 WHCA42 TJSJ 240746 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 346 AM AST MON APR 24 2017 A DECAYING NORTHERLY SWELL WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRZ001-002-005-008-012-241800- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 346 AM AST MON APR 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ PRZ010-VIZ002-240900- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170424T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST CROIX- 346 AM AST MON APR 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. && $$ VIZ001-240900- /O.CAN.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T0600Z/ ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 346 AM AST MON APR 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. && $$
107 WHCA42 TJSJ 241811 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 211 PM AST MON APR 24 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-012-250215- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- 211 PM AST MON APR 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
647 WHCA42 TJSJ 250808 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 408 AM AST TUE APR 25 2017 NORTHERLY SWELL DIMINISHING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS, HOWEVER BREAKING WAVES UP TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ISOLATED AREAS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. PRZ002-005-012-251800- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T2200Z/ NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-CULEBRA- 408 AM AST TUE APR 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRITA. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ PRZ001-008-251000- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- 408 AM AST TUE APR 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
421 WHCA42 TJSJ 251656 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1256 PM AST TUE APR 25 2017 NORTHERLY SWELL DIMINISHING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS, HOWEVER BREAKING WAVES UP TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ISOLATED AREAS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ISLAND OF CULEBRA. PRZ002-005-012-252200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0030.000000T0000Z-170425T2200Z/ NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-CULEBRA- 1256 PM AST TUE APR 25 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * SURF...BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHERN CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRITA BEACH IN CULEBRA ISLAND. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. && $$
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2017Rip Current Statements in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.