HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 519 AM AST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM AST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LONG PERIOD...NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ROUGH AND
HAZARDOUS MARINE AND SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. IN ADDITION...A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY WAS ISSUED UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR BREAKING
WAVES 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG SOME NORTHERN COASTS.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
LONG PERIOD...NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL INVADE THE AREA WATERS ON
SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. 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.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS SEAS OR DANGEROUS SURF WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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