HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1153 AM AST WED DEC 30 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THESE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...WITH BREAKING
WAVES OF 10 TO 18 FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED REEFS...BEACHES
AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...SOME VERY LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...MAINLY DURING THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT
PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE
BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE
THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO
SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF
CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR
LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY
PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR
THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIME AND HEIGHT OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATION ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 0.8 FEET AT 6:49 PM THIS EVENING
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTAL
FLOODING...CAUSING INUNDATION OF COASTAL ROADS...LOW LYING AREAS...
AND BEACH EROSION. RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IN CASE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURS OR
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. THIS SITUATION WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. WHILE
THERE IS STILL TIME...COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE IMPORTANT
PRELIMINARY PLANS TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE AND PROPERTY.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DANGEROUS MARINE SITUATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
BCS
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1153 AM AST WED DEC 30 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN
PASSAGES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THESE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...WITH BREAKING
WAVES OF 10 TO 18 FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED REEFS...BEACHES
AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. IN
ADDITION...SOME VERY LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...MAINLY DURING THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT
PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE
BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE
THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO
SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF
CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR
LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY
PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR
THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIME AND HEIGHT OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATION ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 0.8 FEET AT 6:49 PM THIS EVENING
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTAL
FLOODING...CAUSING INUNDATION OF COASTAL ROADS...LOW LYING AREAS...
AND BEACH EROSION. RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IN CASE COASTAL FLOODING OCCURS OR
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. THIS SITUATION WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. WHILE
THERE IS STILL TIME...COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE IMPORTANT
PRELIMINARY PLANS TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE AND PROPERTY.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DANGEROUS MARINE SITUATION FROM YOUR NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
BCS
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