Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2007

High Surf Advisory 8, NWS JSJ

April 17, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Apr 17, 2007, 2:28 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2007, 3:39 AM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2007, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2007, 3:39 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 20, 2007, 9:28 AM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 171928
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
328 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007


PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-180330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.070418T1200Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
328 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST WEDNESDAY. 


FOR THE ATLANTIC / CARIBBEAN WATERS ALONG THE NORTH / SOUTH FACING

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOCAL ATLANTIC /
   CARIBBEAN WATERS AND ALL OPEN PASSAGES...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER
INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF
10 TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND
SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
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 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.

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: 9:10 AM AST WEDNESDAY AND 10:22 PM AST WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

$$
12 follow-up statements
000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 171952 CCA
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
328 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007


PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-180330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.070418T1200Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
328 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST WEDNESDAY. THE 
THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND 
VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOCAL ATLANTIC    
CARIBBEAN WATERS AND ALL OPEN PASSAGES...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER
INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF
10 TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND
SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
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 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.

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: 9:10 AM AST WEDNESDAY AND 10:22 PM AST WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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 180323
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1123 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-181130-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.070418T1200Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1123 PM AST TUE APR 17 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM AST
WEDNESDAY. 

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOCAL ATLANTIC
CARIBBEAN WATERS AND ALL OPEN PASSAGES...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS GENERATED FROM A BROAD AND INTENSE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC...WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
16 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 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 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.

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: 9:10 AM AST WEDNESDAY AND 10:22 PM AST WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

RAM
000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 180839
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
439 AM AST WED APR 18 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-181645-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.070418T0839Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
439 AM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS GENERATED FROM A BROAD AND INTENSE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC...HAS BEGUN TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING AND
ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE LATER IN THE DAY.

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 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 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.

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: 9:10 AM AST THIS MORNING 
                10:22 PM AST THIS EVENING.

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST THIS EVENING.

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 180853
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
453 AM AST WED APR 18 2007

VIZ002-181700-
/O.EXA.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070419T0000Z/
ST CROIX-
453 AM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 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 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.

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:

CHRISTIANSTED ST. CROIX: 8:41 PM AST THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-181700-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
453 AM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 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 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.

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: 9:10 AM AST THIS MORNING                 
                10:22 PM AST THIS EVENING.

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST THIS EVENING.

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 181644
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1244 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-190000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070419T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1244 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
 
LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS GENERATED FROM A BROAD AND INTENSE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC...BEGAN TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS EARLY TODAY AND ARE
EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE LATER IN THE DAY.

THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO
14 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. 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 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.

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: 10:22 PM AST THIS EVENING.

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST THIS EVENING.

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 190000
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
800 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-190800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
800 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 5 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. THESE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET AND
LOCALLY HIGHER...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

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 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.

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: 10:22 PM AST TONIGHT AND 9:58 AM THURSDAY

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST TONIGHT

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 190007 CCA
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
801 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-190815-
/O.COR.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
801 PM AST WED APR 18 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 5 TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET AND LOCALLY
HIGHER...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

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 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.

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: 10:22 PM AST TONIGHT AND 9:58 AM THURSDAY

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:35 PM AST 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.

$$

BCS
000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 190916
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
516 AM AST THU APR 19 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-191730-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T0400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
516 AM AST THU APR 19 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 14 FEET AND LOCALLY
HIGHER...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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 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.

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: 9:58 AM AST THIS MORNING AND 11:18 PM AST TONIGHT

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 11:39 PM AST TONIGHT

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 9:49 PM AST 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 191723
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
123 PM AST THU APR 19 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-200130-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T0400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
123 PM AST THU APR 19 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 14 FEET AND LOCALLY
HIGHER...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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 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.

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:  11:18 PM AST TONIGHT

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 11:39 PM AST TONIGHT

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 9:49 PM AST 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 192356
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
756 PM AST THU APR 19 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-200800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T1200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
756 PM AST THU APR 19 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST FRIDAY. 

LONG PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW MORNING. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 14 FEET AND LOCALLY
HIGHER...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TOMORROW 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 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.

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:  11:18 PM AST TONIGHT

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 11:39 PM AST TONIGHT

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 9:49 PM AST 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 200759
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
359 AM AST FRI APR 20 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-201500-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T1500Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
359 AM AST FRI APR 20 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST THIS MORNING...

LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGIONAL WATERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ALL THE WHILE GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING. SWELLS OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING THAT
WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 10 FEET AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER ALONG
THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...MAKING
FOR HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 AM.

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 PERSONS 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 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 PEOPLE OF ALL
SIZES AND CARRY THEM 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:        10:47 AM 

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:   NO HIGH TIDE TODAY

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 11:03 PM TONIGHT

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 201428
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1028 AM AST FRI APR 20 2007

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-002-201530-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070420T1500Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1028 AM AST FRI APR 20 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY. 

SWELLS FROM THE SYSTEM...NOW WELL TO OUR NORTH...ARE DIMINISHING. 

$$


SNELL

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 Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 8:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
936 AM AST TUE APR 17 2007

.UPDATE...FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE LOCAL NORTHWEST WATERS
GRADUALLY APPROACHING. DRY SOOT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH SHOULD GIVE
AWYS TO AFTERNOON INSTABILITY AND LOCAL EFFECTS AS THE LIGHT WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS ADVECT ALL THE AFTERNOON
CONVECTION TOWARDS THE EAT HALF OF THE ISLAND. THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PARTICULARLY OVER THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR AND THE NORTH CENTRAL. DID DOME MINOR CHANGES TO
THE WEATHER GRIDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY./RM

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 553 AM AST TUE APR 17 2007/

DISCUSSION...A LARGE AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST OFF OF
THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE U.S. EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE
LITTLE TODAY AND THEN DRIFT EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
NORTHEAST ACROSS HAITI AND THEN CONTINUING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY...INTO THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...AND WILL THEN LINGER ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

FOR TODAY...ALTHOUGH A SLICE OF DRIER AIR IS CURRENTLY OVER
PUERTO RICO...AS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...
THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT AVAILABLE MOISTURE...ESPECIALLY WITH
MOISTURE ADVECTION FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY...TO COMBINE
WITH LOCAL EFFECTS THIS AFTERNOON...TO PRODUCE SOME CLOUDINESS...
SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
INTERIOR...NORTH AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AND ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY NEAR
THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND THEN LINGER ACROSS
OR JUST NORTHWEST OF THE FA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
BRINGING SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER...WITH CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS...AND STILL PROGGED TO BE AIDED BY ONE OR TWO
MID LEVEL SHORT WAVES PASSING ACROSS OR JUST NORTH OF THE LOCAL
AREA.

BOUNDARY IS THEN EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND MOVE BACK TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY...WITH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER ON TAP
AGAIN FOR LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...THE NEXT
COLD FRONT AND/OR THE REMNANTS OF THE OLD BOUNDARY ARE STILL
FORECAST TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE LOCAL AREA SATURDAY...
BUT WITH AN AREA OF MOISTURE BEING PULLED NORTHWARD AHEAD OF IT
AND ACROSS THE FA. IT APPEARS THAT WHATEVER BOUNDARY IS IN FACT
THERE...AGAIN MOVES VERY NEAR THE LOCAL ISLANDS SATURDAY NIGHT OR
SUNDAY...BUT DETAILS ARE NOT YET CLEAR ON THIS SCENARIO.

MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 17 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH
THURSDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN 4 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL
WATERS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...BUT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SEAS WILL BE BUILDING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 5 TO 8 OR 9 FEET IN LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST
SWELLS AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WHILE
BECOMING MORE NORTH NORTHWEST.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  89  73  88  74 /  70  70  50  50
STT  82  76  82  77 /  40  40  40  40

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
&&

37/
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 5:22 AM CDT, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
622 AM AST TUE APR 17 2007

PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-181000-
622 AM AST TUE APR 17 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY IN THE EVENING
ACROSS THE ISLAND. THE MOST ACTIVE CONVECTION WILL BE IN THE
INTERIOR...NORTH AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THE RESULTING
RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME PONDING OF WATER ACROSS LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING OVER
THE AFFECTED AREAS. HOWEVER...NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS
PERIOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AND MAY
RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. IN ADDITION...LONG
PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT...BUT ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY AND WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-181000-
622 AM AST TUE APR 17 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ISLANDS
AND THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. THE RESULTING RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME
PONDING OF WATER ACROSS LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS WEDNESDAY
AND MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN AND GUT FLOODING. IN ADDITION...LONG
PERIOD...NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE TONIGHT...BUT ESPECIALLY
WEDNESDAY AND WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED 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

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.