HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 545 AM AST WED DEC 30 2009
Expiration: 545 AM AST THU DEC 31 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY...DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF
ALL PUERTO RICO. LOCAL BEACH GOERS SHOULD THEREFORE REMAIN OUT OF
THESE WATERS UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE...WHICH
WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...PERSONS AT THE
BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO REFER TO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE PRODUCT FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS
SIGNIFICANT SWELL EVENT.
ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS...MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
AS LARGE BREAKING WAVES NEAR REEFS AND SHOALS WILL PRESENT ADDITIONAL
HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ANOTHER NORTHERLY SWELL IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE TO THE LOCAL WATERS
BY THURSDAY NIGHT...AND PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY.THIS WILL
AGAIN INCREASE THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD THEREFORE KEEP ABREAST OF THE CHANGING
MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER OBSERVATIONS OF HIGH SURF AND REPORTS OF COASTAL FLOODING
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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