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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this rip current statement at Jan 22, 2017, 2:30 AM CST. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2017, 2:30 AM CST (08:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2017, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
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788 WHCA42 TJSJ 220830 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 430 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-230200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.170122T0830Z-170123T0800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 430 AM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
820 WHCA42 TJSJ 221737 AAA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 137 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 WINDS AND SEAS WILL COME UP SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THEREFORE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-230200- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170123T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 137 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
342 WHCA42 TJSJ 230101 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 901 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL AFFECTING THE REGIONAL WATERS HAVE INCREASED THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-230915- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170123T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 901 PM AST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
637 WHCA42 TJSJ 230709 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 309 AM AST MON JAN 23 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-231800- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 309 AM AST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
352 WHCA42 TJSJ 231727 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 127 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT TO CONTINUE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE EXPOSED NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-240215- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 127 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
048 WHCA42 TJSJ 232101 AAA CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 501 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT TO CONTINUE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE EXPOSED NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA. PRZ012-240515- /O.EXA.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T1000Z/ CULEBRA- 501 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-010-240515- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 501 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
286 WHCA42 TJSJ 240000 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 800 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 WAVE HEIGHTS WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO CONTINUE THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON THE EXPOSED NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS CULEBRA. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-240800- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- 800 PM AST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT AT LEAST UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
520 WHCA42 TJSJ 240726 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 326 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-241800- /O.EXT.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- 326 AM AST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRITA BEACH IN CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH 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. && $$
390 WHCA42 TJSJ 241709 CFWSJU COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 109 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2017 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-242200- /O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170124T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- 109 PM AST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... * BREAKING WAVES...BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRITA BEACH IN CULEBRA. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM AST. * IMPACTS...STRONG CURRENTS THAT CAN CARRY EVEN THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS OUT TO SEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
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Rip Current Statements in Puerto Rico, 2017Every rip current statement in 2017
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