HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 534 AM AST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 545 AM AST SUN DEC 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FIRST SET OF LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS IN COMBINATION WITH
WIND GENERATED WAVES TO CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA COASTAL WATERS MAINLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A SECOND AND STRONGER LONG PERIOD...NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL
INVADE THE AREA WATERS ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND PEAKING ON TUESDAY.
THESE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS MARINE AND HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS COULD BE THE
LARGEST SWELL EVENT FOR THIS YEAR WITH POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
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