COASTAL FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL THE LOCAL ISLANDS
ALONG WITH VERY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-290900-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
AST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS UPGRADED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WHICH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. THESE SWELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES
OF 15 TO 20 FEET...OR LARGER...ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED
SHOALS...REEFS AND BEACHES OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
IN ADDITION...A SECOND BATCH OF LARGER NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS...WITH
VERY LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS...WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT...PEAKING TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH MID-WEEK. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE EVEN
LARGER BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET...OR GREATER...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SIMILAR SWELL EVENTS OF THESE SIZES AND DURATION HAVE ALSO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. SINCE COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW LYING COASTAL ROUTES IN BOTH VEGA BAJA AND PINONES HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY
EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 686 IS
NOW IMPASSABLE. HIGHWAY 187 MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING...IS
IMMINENT...OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN BREAKING WAVE ACTION RESULTS IN
ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE SURF
ZONE.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATERS UNTIL THESE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...PERSONS AT THE BEACH SHOULD BE
VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN
CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING
NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE EXTREMELY LARGE 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 MAY BE
ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.7 FEET AT 7:12 AM TUESDAY MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.4 FEET AT 8:06 AM TUESDAY MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 0.9 FEET AT 6:48 AM TUESDAY MORNING
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS EXTREMELY 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.
$$
WS
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL THE LOCAL ISLANDS
ALONG WITH VERY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-290900-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
AST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS UPGRADED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WHICH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. THESE SWELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES
OF 15 TO 20 FEET...OR LARGER...ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED
SHOALS...REEFS AND BEACHES OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
IN ADDITION...A SECOND BATCH OF LARGER NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS...WITH
VERY LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS...WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT...PEAKING TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH MID-WEEK. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE EVEN
LARGER BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET...OR GREATER...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SIMILAR SWELL EVENTS OF THESE SIZES AND DURATION HAVE ALSO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. SINCE COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW LYING COASTAL ROUTES IN BOTH VEGA BAJA AND PINONES HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY
EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 686 IS
NOW IMPASSABLE. HIGHWAY 187 MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING...IS
IMMINENT...OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN BREAKING WAVE ACTION RESULTS IN
ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE SURF
ZONE.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATERS UNTIL THESE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...PERSONS AT THE BEACH SHOULD BE
VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN
CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING
NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE EXTREMELY LARGE 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 MAY BE
ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.7 FEET AT 7:12 AM TUESDAY MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.4 FEET AT 8:06 AM TUESDAY MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 0.9 FEET AT 6:48 AM TUESDAY MORNING
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS EXTREMELY 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.
$$
WS
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL THE LOCAL ISLANDS
ALONG WITH VERY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-290900-
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/O.CON.TJSJ.CF.A.0002.091230T0000Z-091230T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
AST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS UPGRADED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WHICH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. THESE SWELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES
OF 15 TO 20 FEET...OR LARGER...ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED
SHOALS...REEFS AND BEACHES OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
IN ADDITION...A SECOND BATCH OF LARGER NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS...WITH
VERY LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS...WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT...PEAKING TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH MID-WEEK. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE EVEN
LARGER BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET...OR GREATER...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SIMILAR SWELL EVENTS OF THESE SIZES AND DURATION HAVE ALSO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. SINCE COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW LYING COASTAL ROUTES IN BOTH VEGA BAJA AND PINONES HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY
EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 686 IS
NOW IMPASSABLE. HIGHWAY 187 MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING...IS
IMMINENT...OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN BREAKING WAVE ACTION RESULTS IN
ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE SURF
ZONE.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATERS UNTIL THESE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...PERSONS AT THE BEACH SHOULD BE
VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN
CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING
NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE EXTREMELY LARGE 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 MAY BE
ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.7 FEET AT 7:12 AM TUESDAY MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.4 FEET AT 8:06 AM TUESDAY MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 0.9 FEET AT 6:48 AM TUESDAY MORNING
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS EXTREMELY 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.
$$
WS
HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL THE LOCAL ISLANDS
ALONG WITH VERY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED COASTAL
FLOODING...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-290900-
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/O.EXT.TJSJ.CF.W.0001.091229T0111Z-091230T0000Z/
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091230T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091230T0000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.CF.A.0002.091230T0000Z-091230T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
911 PM AST MON DEC 28 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
AST WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS UPGRADED THE COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH TO A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING WHICH WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF ALL OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. THESE SWELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BREAKING WAVES
OF 15 TO 20 FEET...OR LARGER...ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED
SHOALS...REEFS AND BEACHES OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.
IN ADDITION...A SECOND BATCH OF LARGER NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS...WITH
VERY LONG WAVE PERIODS OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS...WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT...PEAKING TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH MID-WEEK. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE EVEN
LARGER BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET...OR GREATER...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...RESULTING IN CONTINUED
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
SIMILAR SWELL EVENTS OF THESE SIZES AND DURATION HAVE ALSO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDES. SINCE COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW LYING COASTAL ROUTES IN BOTH VEGA BAJA AND PINONES HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE
NORTHERN COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS UNTIL 8 PM AST TUESDAY
EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 686 IS
NOW IMPASSABLE. HIGHWAY 187 MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE LATER TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS COASTAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING...IS
IMMINENT...OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
A HIGH SURF WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN BREAKING WAVE ACTION RESULTS IN
ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE SURF
ZONE.
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATERS UNTIL THESE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE...WHICH WILL NOT BE UNTIL THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...PERSONS AT THE BEACH SHOULD BE
VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN
CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING
NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE EXTREMELY LARGE 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 MAY BE
ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION WILL
BE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.7 FEET AT 7:12 AM TUESDAY MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.4 FEET AT 8:06 AM TUESDAY MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 0.9 FEET AT 6:48 AM TUESDAY MORNING
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS EXTREMELY 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.
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