HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 853 PM AST THU DEC 31 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST FRIDAY...
LONG PERIOD...NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES OVERNIGHT...PEAKING
FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THESE INCREASING SWELLS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...
WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET...OR HIGHER...ALONG THE
NORTHERN EXPOSED REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS.
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 SHOULD
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 TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1.9 FEET AT 9:45 AM FRIDAY
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.6 FEET AT 10:17 AM FRIDAY
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 8:47 AM FRIDAY
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.
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SR/ET
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