HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 518 AM AST SUN DEC 27 2009
Expiration: 530 AM AST MON DEC 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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 WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM AST WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A LARGE AND STRONG LONG PERIOD...NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL INVADE
THE AREA WATERS ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH 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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