Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2007
High Surf Advisory 8, NWS JSJ
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
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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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