HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM AST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM AST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
MODERATE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS IN COMBINATION WITH
WIND GENERATED WAVES TO CREATE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. THESE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH
AND CONFUSED SEAS AND HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST
WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A LARGE AND STRONG LONG PERIOD...NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO INVADE THE AREA WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
THESE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS MARINE AND HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DANGEROUS 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. REFER TO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE PRODUCT FOR
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS SWELL EVENT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.
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