HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 455 AM AST THU DEC 24 2009
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED BEACHES...SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL REACH 10 TO 15 FEET...WITH DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS AND SIGNIFICANT RUN UP OF WAVES ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS TODAY.
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.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE HEIGHTS AND TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.2 FEET AT 1:54 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.0 FEET AT 1:09 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS 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.
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SR
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