COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 354 AM AST WED DEC 30 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND WAVES WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THE NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WITH THE WIND GENERATED
WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...ALONG
WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 18 FEET...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 AST THIS MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.6 FEET AT 8:52 AM AST THIS MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 7:29 AM AST THIS 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.
$$
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HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 354 AM AST WED DEC 30 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND WAVES WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THE NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WITH THE WIND GENERATED
WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...ALONG
WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 18 FEET...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 AST THIS MORNING
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.6 FEET AT 8:52 AM AST THIS MORNING
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 7:29 AM AST THIS 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.
$$
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