High Surf Advisory 21, NWS JSJ

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WHCA42 TJSJ 270914
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
514 AM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS HAVE INVADED THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST
EXPOSED COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS...

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-271715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
514 AM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY...

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

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. IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH...MAINTAIN 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
AND MINOR SALT WATER INTRUSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

SAN JUAN HARBOR:        9:08 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.8 FEET        
                        8:05 PM THURSDAY EVENING AT 0.8 FEET

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:   9:29 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 7:40 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET

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 /LOWERCASE/...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
OR AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

$$

000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 271652
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1252 PM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS HAVE INVADED THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING
WAVES TO THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES...
SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-280100-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1252 PM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY FOR
THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...
VIEQUES...AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THIS
AFTERNOON...PEAKING TONIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THESE LARGE
SWELLS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET...AND
LOCALLY HIGHER AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...
BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF
ALL OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY.

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. IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH...MAINTAIN 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
AND MINOR SALT WATER INTRUSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

SAN JUAN HARBOR:  8:05 PM TONIGHT AT 0.8 FEET AND 9:49 AM FRIDAY
                  AT 1.7 FEET

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:  10:08 AM FRIDAY MORNING AT 1.4 FEET

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 8:19 AM FRIDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET

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 /LOWERCASE/...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN OR AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

$$

BCS

000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 280028 AAA
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
828 PM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...LONG PERIOD SWELL CONTINUE GENERATING LARGE BREAKING WAVES
ALONG THE NORTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-281500-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
828 PM AST THU NOV 27 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY...

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

LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE AREA
AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TONIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING.
THESE LARGE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 14
FEET...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AND VERY DANGEROUS SURF...ALONG THE
LOCAL REEFS... BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
NORTHEAST COASTS OF ALL OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE...A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FRIDAY.

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. IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH...MAINTAIN VIGILANCE 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
AND MINOR SALT WATER INTRUSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

SAN JUAN HARBOR: ON FRIDAY...9:49 AM AT 1.7 FEET AND 8:42 PM
AT 0.8 FEET

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:  10:08 AM FRIDAY MORNING AT 1.4 FEET

CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 8:19 AM FRIDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET

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 /LOWERCASE/...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN OR AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

$$

000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 281452
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1052 AM AST FRI NOV 28 2008

...LONG PERIOD...NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE GENERATING LARGE
BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-290000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1052 AM AST FRI NOV 28 2008

...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
FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...
VIEQUES...AND FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

MODERATE...LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND...WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. HOWEVER...THESE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 9 TO 13 FEET...AND
LOCALLY HIGHER AND DANGEROUS SURF...ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...
BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST COASTS OF
ALL OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING.

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. IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH...MAINTAIN VIGILANCE 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 THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIME OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION IS:

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 8:42 PM THIS EVENING AT 0.8 FEET

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 /LOWERCASE/...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN OR AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

$$

BCS/FC

000 
WHCA42 TJSJ 290001
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
801 PM AST FRI NOV 28 2008

...LONG PERIOD SWELLS HAVE SUBSIDED...

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-290115-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081129T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
801 PM AST FRI NOV 28 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 8 PM AST THIS EVENING.

SWELLS AT BUOY 41043 HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW 6 FEET AND ARE EXPECTED
TO FLUCTUATE AROUND THIS VALUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THEREFORE THE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SINCE THE PERIOD OF
THESE SWELLS IS STILL AROUND 12 SECONDS...SIGNIFICANT BREAKING
WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.

$$

SNELL