Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2007
High Surf Advisory 7, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Mar 28, 2007, 5:51 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2007, 5:51 AM CDT (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2007, 7:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 281051 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 651 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-282300- /O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.070328T1500Z-070329T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 651 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AST THURSDAY ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COASTS... ALL NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEEP LOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGIONAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 5:14 PM THIS EVENING AND 6:33 AM THURSDAY MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 6:25 AM THURSDAY MORNING 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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000 WHCA42 TJSJ 282251 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 651 PM AST WED MAR 28 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-290700- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070329T1000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 651 PM AST WED MAR 28 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY... ALL NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEEP LOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS WITH SWELLS OF BETWEEN 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 5:14 PM THIS EVENING AND 6:33 AM THURSDAY MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 6:25 AM THURSDAY MORNING 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 290737 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 337 AM AST THU MAR 29 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-291545- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070329T1600Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 337 AM AST THU MAR 29 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEEP LOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS WITH SWELLS OF BETWEEN 6 TO 8 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST LATE THIS MORNING. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 6:33 AM THIS MORNING MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 6:59 AM THIS MORNING 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 291459 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1059 AM AST THU MAR 29 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-300100- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1059 AM AST THU MAR 29 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST FRIDAY... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED BY A DEEP LOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS WITH SWELLS OF BETWEEN 6 TO 8 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 AM AST FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 6:15 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:13 AM AST FRIDAY. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 5:27 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:21 AM FRIDAY. 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. $$ SR
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 300046 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 846 PM AST THU MAR 29 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-300900- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070330T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 846 PM AST THU MAR 29 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST FRIDAY... THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 AM AST FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 6:15 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:13 AM AST FRIDAY. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 5:27 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:21 AM FRIDAY. 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 300857 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 457 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-301500- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070330T1500Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 457 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO... CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM AST THIS FRIDAY MORNING...WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:13 AM AST THIS MORNING MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:21 AM AST THIS MORNING PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$ BCS
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 301501 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1101 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-302200- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070330T2200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1101 AM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM AST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:10 PM AST THIS EVENING MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 6:34 PM AST THIS EVENING PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 302116 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 516 PM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-311000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070331T1500Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 516 PM AST FRI MAR 30 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST SATURDAY... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM AST SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER IN THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM AST SATURDAY MORNING. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:10 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:49 AM AST SATURDAY MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 6:34 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:34 AM AST SATURDAY PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 311026 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 626 AM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-311500- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070331T1500Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 626 AM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM AST THIS MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER IN THE DAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM AST THIS MORNING. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:49 AM AST TODAY SATURDAY MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:34 AM AST TODAY PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 311453 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1053 AM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-312300- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070401T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1053 AM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER IN THE DAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:59 PM AST THIS EVENING MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:34 PM AST THIS EVENING PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 312117 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 517 PM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-011200- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070401T1200Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 517 PM AST SAT MAR 31 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SUNDAY... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER IN THE DAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:59 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 8:20 AM AST SUNDAY MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:34 PM AST THIS EVENING AND 7:40 AM AST SUNDAY PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$ SR
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 011134 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 614 AM AST SUN APR 1 2007...CORRECTION... PRZ013-011800- /O.EXB.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070401T1800Z/ VIEQUES- 614 AM AST SUN APR 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TODAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING MONDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 8:20 AM AST TODAY AND 8:43 PM THIS EVENING. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:50 AM AST TODAY AND 8:34 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-011800- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070401T1800Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 614 AM AST SUN APR 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TODAY...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING MONDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 8:20 AM AST TODAY AND 8:43 PM THIS EVENING. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 7:50 AM AST TODAY AND 8:34 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 011518 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1118 AM AST SUN APR 1 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-021500- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070402T1500Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1118 AM AST SUN APR 1 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST MONDAY... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM AST MONDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO... CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER MONDAY. IN ADDITION...FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE 4 TO 6 AND OCCASIONALLY 7 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND THESE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 14 FEET...AND LOCALLY HIGHER...ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 11 AM AST MONDAY MORNING. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 8:43 PM TONIGHT AND 8:50 AM MONDAY MORNING. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 8:24 PM TONIGHT AND 7:42 AM MONDAY MORNING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$ BCS
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 021456 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1056 AM AST MON APR 2 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-030000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070403T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1056 AM AST MON APR 2 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LONG PERIOD...NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION... FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE 4 TO 6 FOOT LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND THESE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS... WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET... AND LOCALLY HIGHER...ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO 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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT TOWARDS OPEN SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM SIDEWAYS OR 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 KNOCK DOWN AND PULL 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 TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 9:24 PM TONIGHT. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 9:09 PM TONIGHT. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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. $$
000 WHCA42 TJSJ 030001 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 801 PM AST MON APR 2 2007 PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-030115- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070403T0000Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS- 801 PM AST MON APR 2 2007 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. MODEL GUIDANCE AS WELL AS OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE SEA CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH CONTINUE ROUGH THEY ARE BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HOWEVER CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Mar 28, 4:57 AM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 4:57 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 557 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 .SHORT TERM... UPPER TROUGH/LOW ALIGNED N TO S AND ACROSS PR ATTM...MOVING IN A GENERAL EWD MOTION...AND WILL MOVE MORE ENE AND EXIT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH YET ANOTHER WEAK S/W DROPPING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT TO MAINTAIN BROAD UPPER TROUGHING ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN UNSTABLE MIDDLE TO UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS...BUT WILL NOT BE AS ENERGETIC ALOFT AS PAST 36-48 HOURS. A LLVL TROUGH WITH SURFACE REFLECTION IS ANALYZED THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND THEN ENE INTO THE OFFSHORE ATLC WHERE IT MERGES WITH OLD FRONTAL ZONE/SHEAR LINE. THIS LLVL TROUGH WILL LIKELY DRIFT EWD TODAY...WITH THE SHEAR LINE REMAINING JUST N OF 20 NORTH. AMPLE LLVL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...AND THIS EWD ADVANCING LLVL TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH SOME DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED TSTMS AND FEW AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN TODAY...WITH THE FOCUS LIKELY TO END UP ACROSS NE PR BY EVENING. INVADING LONG PERIOD NNE SWELLS WILL REQUIRE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY BY NOON TODAY. .LONG TERM... ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DYNAMICS LIFT OUT OF THE AREA TO THE ENE AND NE NEXT FEW DAYS...SUFFICIENT BROAD MID TO UPPER TROUGHING WILL LINGER ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TO MAINTAIN MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH GOOD CHANCES FOR TSTORMS...THROUGH FRIDAY. SHEAR LINE AND ZONE OF HIGH LLVL MOISTURE JUST N OF 20 NORTH THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO BE FORCED SWD INTO AND ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY TO YIELD GOOD RAIN CHANCES AND POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD RAINS ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF PR. DRIER MORE STABLE CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED SATURDAY...BUT COULD STILL BE SHOWERY IN SHALLOW CONVECTION EMBEDDED IN THE FRESHENING NNE LLVL FLOW. COOLER MILDER AIR WILL THEN PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...BUT WITH CHANCE OF NOCTURNAL SHOWERS N COASTS AND DIURNAL SHOWERS INTERIOR AND SW PR. && .MARINE... COMPLEX LLVL WIND FLOW NEXT 12-24 HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH LLVL TROUGHING AND CONVECTIVE PROCESSES...WITH GFS SHOWING A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE N MONA PASSAGE ALONG THIS TROUGH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BEFORE BEING SHEARED OUT THE NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL YIELD GENERALLY SLIGHT SEAS...EXCEPT FOR THE ARRIVAL OF LARGE LONG PERIOD NNE SWELLS TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR ATLC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES INTO THE CARIBBEAN...AND AS STATED ABOVE...HSA TO BE ISSUED THIS MORNING FOR ATLC COASTS. FRESH NNELY FLOW BUILDING INTO THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WILL ACT TO PRODUCE ROUGH AND JUMBLED SEAS AND SCA WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 83 74 84 74 / 40 40 50 50 STT 82 75 83 75 / 40 50 50 40 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...NONE. VI...NONE. && 17/70
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 5:30 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 630 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-291000- 630 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE LOCAL WATERS TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES FOR RAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR...NORTHERN SLOPES...AND NORTHWEST. HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD BE EXPECTED AND COULD PRODUCE LARGE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN...WITH ISOLATED AREAS POTENTIALLY SEEING ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. ALTHOUGH NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY. THIS ACTIVITY OVER WATER WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...AN ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THIS UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PREVAILED FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD AND OUT OF THE LOCAL AREA BY THURSDAY...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE THEN BEGINNING TO STABILIZE. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH FRIDAY MAY MAINTAIN A GOOD CHANCE FOR FREQUENT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN VERY WET SOILS AND A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING...AS WELL AS LANDSLIDES. MODERATE TO LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO INVADE THE REGIONAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...AND WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTS...AND SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET OR GREATER ACROSS THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY. VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-291000- 630 AM AST WED MAR 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .TODAY AND TONIGHT...PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WITH EMBEDDED WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. OVER THE LOCAL WATERS...THIS ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...AN ENERGETIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THIS UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PREVAILED FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEASTWARD AND OUT OF THE LOCAL AREA BY THURSDAY...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE THEN BEGINNING TO STABILIZE. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH FRIDAY MAY MAINTAIN A GOOD CHANCE FOR FREQUENT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN VERY WET SOILS AND A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR URBAN AND GUTS FLOODING. MODERATE TO LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO INVADE THE REGIONAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...AND WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTS...AND SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET OR GREATER ACROSS THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT (ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS): HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU FROM YOUR PDA/PHONE: HTTP://MOBILE.SRH.NOAA.GOV OR WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/WML
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:33 PM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 184 days | |
| Mar 28, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 190 days | |
| Mar 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 191 days | |
| Mar 28, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JSJ | 191 days |
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High Surf Advisories in Puerto Rico, 2007High Surf Advisories in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2007Every high surf advisory in 2007
Sources
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