HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM AST TUE DEC 29 2009
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY...
...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 PM AST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN SO...EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 20 FEET...TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED REEFS...SHOALS AND COASTLINES
OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS 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 TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.8 FEET AT 8:05 AM TOMORROW MORNING
0.9 FEET AT 6:49 PM AST TOMORROW AFTERNOON
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.6 FEET AT 8:52 AM TOMORROW MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 7:29 AM TOMORROW MORNING
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 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.
$$
SR
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 804 PM AST TUE DEC 29 2009
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY...
...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT
THROUGH 6 PM AST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY LARGE...LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN SO...EXPECT DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 20 FEET...TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN EXPOSED REEFS...SHOALS AND COASTLINES
OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS 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 TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.8 FEET AT 8:05 AM TOMORROW MORNING
0.9 FEET AT 6:49 PM AST TOMORROW AFTERNOON
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.6 FEET AT 8:52 AM TOMORROW MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 7:29 AM TOMORROW MORNING
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 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.
$$
SR
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