Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2011
High Surf Advisory 1, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Feb 21, 2011, 2:08 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2011, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2011, 2:08 AM CST (08:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WHCA42 TJSJ 210808
CFWSJU
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
408 AM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS...
THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL PASSAGES STARTING THIS EVENING...AND
CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BUILD AND QUICKLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LOCAL PASSAGES STARTING THIS EVENING...THEN
PEAK EARLY TUESDAY...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE
SWELLS AS WELL AS INCREASING MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...
VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-211600-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.110221T2200Z-110223T1000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
408 AM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM AST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL AT
LEAST 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AND
EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SEAS WILL BUILD AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING INCREASINGLY LARGE
BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO
AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* IMPACTS: HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 11:16 AM THIS MORNING AT 1.2 FEET.
12:07 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET.
ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 10:42 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
11:26 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.7 FEET.
PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 11:02 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.9 FEET.
11:46 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:15 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.5 FEET.
12:20 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
RAM/JFR/JJA7 follow-up statements
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WHCA42 TJSJ 211547
CFWSJU
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1147 AM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS...THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL PASSAGES STARTING THIS
EVENING...AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL BUILD AND QUICKLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LOCAL PASSAGES STARTING THIS
EVENING...THEN PEAK EARLY TUESDAY...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE SWELLS AS WELL AS INCREASING MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST
EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA... VIEQUES...AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-220145-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.110221T2200Z-110223T1000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1147 AM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM AST WEDNESDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM AST WEDNESDAY.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SEAS WILL BUILD AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING INCREASINGLY LARGE
BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* IMPACTS: HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 12:07 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET.
12:00 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET.
ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA:11:33 PM TONIGHT AT 0.9 FEET.
11:26 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.7 FEET.
PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 11:53 PM TONIGHT AT 1.1 FEET.
11:46 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 12:20 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
10:19 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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
&&
$$
ER/BCS
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN119
WHCA42 TJSJ 220204 AAA
CFWSJU
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1004 PM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS SPREADING ACROSS ATLANTIC WATERS...
...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS...
.LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS HAVE REACHED AND PEAKED AT
THE BUOY JUST OUTSIDE OF THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA AT A HEIGHT OF
NEARLY 16 FEET AND A PERIOD OF 15 SECONDS AND WILL BUILD AND
QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS THIS EVENING...THEN
PEAK EARLY TUESDAY...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THESE NORTH SWELLS AS WELL AS INCREASING MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST
EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-221015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.CF.A.0001.110222T0204Z-110222T1400Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1004 PM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 12 TO 18 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SEAS WILL BUILD AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING INCREASINGLY LARGE
BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
WAVE HEIGHTS WILL PEAK AROUND 1 AM AST TUESDAY...BUT SUBSIDE SLOWLY.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME COASTAL
FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
HEIGHT AND LONG PERIOD OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH HIGH TIDE.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND POSSIBLE ROAD FLOODING OF
HIGHWAY 187 BETWEEN PINONES AND LOIZA.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 12:07 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET.
12:00 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET.
ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA:11:33 PM TONIGHT AT 0.9 FEET.
11:26 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.7 FEET.
PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 11:53 PM TONIGHT AT 1.1 FEET.
11:46 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 12:20 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
10:19 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 0.3 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SALT
WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD
BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WARY OF WATER CROSSING THE ROAD AND HIDING
POTHOLES...KEEPING IN MIND THAT SALT WATER IS CORROSIVE.
&&
$$
PRZ010-221015-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
1004 PM AST MON FEB 21 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SEAS WILL BUILD AND RAPIDLY SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING INCREASINGLY LARGE
BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
WAVES WILL PEAK AROUND 2 AM AST AND SUBSIDE SLOWLY AFTERWARD.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
MAYAGUEZ: 11:58 PM MONDAY NIGHT AT 1.4 FEET .
11:51 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD
STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
SNELL088 WHCA42 TJSJ 220841 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 441 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS... .LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS HAVE PEAKED OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS THIS MORNING...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE NORTH SWELLS AS WELL AS A MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-221645- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/ /O.CON.TJSJ.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110222T1400Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA- VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 441 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 18 FEET OR LARGER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING: SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT AND LONG PERIOD OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH HIGH TIDE. * THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND POSSIBLE ROAD FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 187 BETWEEN PINONES AND LOIZA. * THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 12:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET. ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 11:26 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.7 FEET. PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 11:46 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.8 FEET. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:19 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.3 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. 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 A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SALT WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WARY OF WATER CROSSING THE ROAD AND HIDING POTHOLES...KEEPING IN MIND THAT SALT WATER IS CORROSIVE. && $$ PRZ010-221645- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/ MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 441 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING: SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: MAYAGUEZ: 11:51 AM TUESDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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WHCA42 TJSJ 221409
CFWSJU
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1009 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011
...LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS HAVE PEAKED EARLY THIS MORNING
AT BUOY 41053 OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO SAN JUAN HARBOR...BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
NORTH SWELLS...AS WELL AS MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS...WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED
COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-230200-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.CF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-110222T1400Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1009 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH. THE NORTH SWELLS HAVE PEAKED AND WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THE REST OF TODAY...AND THE THREAT OF COASTAL
FLOODING HAS ENDED FOR THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED
COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
ALTHOUGH COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AS LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AT LEAST THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND REEFS
OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE
NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES
AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKED EARLY
THIS MORNING...BUT WILL ONLY SUBSIDE SLOWLY.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 12:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET.
1:10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET.
ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 11:26 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.7 FEET.
12:36 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 0.9 FEET.
PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 11:46 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.8 FEET.
12:56 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.1 FEET.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 10:19 AM THIS MORNING AT 0.3 FEET.
05:56 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 0.5 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
&&
$$
PRZ010-230200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1000Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
1009 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED... ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC
WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE
NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES
AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE PEAKED
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL ONLY SUBSIDE SLOWLY.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING LIFE-THREATENING
RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIME AND HEIGHT OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATION IS:
MAYAGUEZ: 11:49 AM THIS MORNING AT 1.0 FEET.
12:41 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS SHOULD
STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
&&
$$
BCS/ER
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN042
WHCA42 TJSJ 222305
CFWSJU
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
705 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2011
...LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS PEAKED EARLY THIS MORNING AT
BUOY 41053 OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO SAN JUAN HARBOR...BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY
...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE NORTH
SWELLS...AS WELL AS MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS... WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED
COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-231400-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
705 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2011
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST WEDNESDAY...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST
WEDNESDAY.
ALTHOUGH COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AS LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AT LEAST
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 16 FEET OR LARGER ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND
REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* TIMING: SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING
WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE
HEIGHTS PEAKED EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL ONLY SUBSIDE
SLOWLY.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING LIFE-
THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR: 1:10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.5 FEET
12:47 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET.
ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 12:36 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 0.9 FEET
12:13 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 0.6 FEET.
PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 12:56 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.1 FEET
12:33 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 0.7 FEET.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 01:51 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN637 WHCA42 TJSJ 230930 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 530 AM AST WED FEB 23 2011 ...LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING... .LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS PEAKED ON TUESDAY... BUT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS...BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE NORTH SWELLS...AS WELL AS THE MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS... WILL HELP CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-231400- /O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1400Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 530 AM AST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING DUE TO ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF ZONE. ALTHOUGH COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AS LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AT LEAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET OR LARGER ARE STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * TIMING: SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND ALL PASSAGES...BRINGING LARGE BREAKING WAVES TO THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO... CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. WAVE HEIGHTS PEAKED ON TUESDAY... BUT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SLOWLY TODAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING LIFE- THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE: SAN JUAN HARBOR: 12:47 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.1 FEET. ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 12:13 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 0.6 FEET. PUNTA MULAS VIEQUES: 12:33 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 0.7 FEET. MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 3:17 AM THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.0 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN RAM/JFR/KN
494 WHCA42 TJSJ 231409 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1009 AM AST WED FEB 23 2011 ...LONG PERIOD...NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE LONG PERIOD...NORTH SWELLS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTING THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES AND THAT HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...HAVE SUBSIDED STEADILY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH LOCALLY ROUGH SURF AND SOME RIP CURRENTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...10 FOOT BREAKING WAVES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-231515- /O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110223T1400Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1009 AM AST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ BCS/FC HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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 Feb 20, 7:40 PM CST, 6 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 7:40 PM CST, 6 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 940 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2011 .UPDATE...SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST. ALL OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO RECEIVED RAIN FROM 6 TO 9 PM AND MOST OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO ... SAVE COASTAL AREAS FROM QUEBRADILLAS TO VEGA BAJA RECEIVED RAIN FROM 8 PM TO 9 PM. AMOUNTS WERE AS HIGH AS THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER THE FOOTHILLS. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND INTO A GOOD PORTION OF THE MORNING BEFORE DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN. THESE SHOWERS WILL ALSO DAMPEN THE NORTHERN VIRGIN ISLANDS AND SAINT CROIX WHERE RAIN AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLY LESS. DESPITE DRIER AIR APPROACHING SLOWLY FROM THE NORTH...SHOWERS MAY RETURN OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW. && .DISCUSSION...THE EFFECTS OF A PRE-FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY FELT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA EVEN AS A THIN ROPE CLOUD DEMARCATES THE POSITION OF A COLD FRONT 270 MILES NORTH ALSO APPROACHING THE AREA. MODELS STILL DIFFER ON TIME OF PASSAGE WITH THE GFS SUGGESTING 22/18Z AND THE NAM SUGGESTING AS EARLY AS 21/21Z. CONSIDERABLE DISSIPATION IS ALSO FORESEEN. IN ANY EVENT THE FRONT WILL HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FROM ITS CURRENT SPEED OF 20 MPH OR BY LINEAR EXTRAPOLATION IT WOULD ARRIVE MONDAY MORNING...21/15Z. THEREFORE ARRIVAL OF THE DRIER AIR WILL NOT LIKELY BE LATER THAN THE GFS. NEVERTHELESS BOTH MODELS STILL BRING HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS OVER THE AREA AT 925 MB THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...23/12Z...HENCE INCREASED POPS ALONG THE NORTHEAST COASTS. && .AVIATION... BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TNCM AND TKPK IN PASSING SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST 21/12Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE WITH VCSH OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. LOW LEVEL WINDS NNE UP TO 20 KT SFC TO 25000 FT THEN BECOMING WESTERLY AND STRONGER ABOVE. && .MARINE...INCREASED SWELL CONTINUES TO BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUANCE MONDAY MORNING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 324 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2011/ SYNOPSIS...MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT OUT TO THE EAST NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDING EAST INTO THE LOCAL AREA LATER MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BEFORE RECEDING WEST SLIGHTLY FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...ONLY TO EXTEND OVER THE LOCAL AREA AGAIN FOR SATURDAY. DISCUSSION...PESKY REMNANTS OF OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WILL CONTINUE NEAR/ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...BEFORE FINALLY MOVING FURTHER WEST SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATING LATER MONDAY. THIS WILL STILL KEEP SOME PERIODIC CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF THE FA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THEREAFTER...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE AND AN OVERALL VERY DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS SHOULD TAKE CONTROL OF THE LOCAL WEATHER REGIME...RESULTING IN GENERALLY FAIR AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WORKWEEK. HOWEVER... AS IS TYPICAL WITH THIS TYPE PATTERN...BANDS AND PATCHES OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FROM TIME TO TIME... RESULTING IN BRIEF INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND A FEW PASSING SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. AVIATION...PATCHES OF MOISTURE WILL BRING MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS TO PUERTO RICO AND OCNLY SAINT CROIX AND SAINT THOMAS THROUGH 21/02Z. BRIEF MVFR PSBL AT TNCM THROUGH PD. AFT CLEARING TONIGHT AT TJMZ MVFR LIKELY AFT 20/18Z. OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL. LLVL WINDS NE UP TO 15 KT SFC TO 1000 FT THEN SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH 12 THOUSAND FEET AND BECMG MORE NORTHERLY. MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 11 TO 21 KNOTS THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS GENERALLY AT A "LOW" POINT TONIGHT...BEFORE ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGE SEAS BUILD AGAIN MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON...IN LARGE...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS...PEAK MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WHILE SUBSIDING. THERE IS A PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS TEMPORARILY ENDED FOR THE LOCAL ATLANTIC OFF SHORE WATERS...BUT WILL RESUME AGAIN LATER MONDAY MORNING...AS SWELLS QUICKLY BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES MONDAY EVENING/NIGHT. AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY...THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT EVENT...ALBEIT RATHER SHORT LIVED...AND WILL LIKELY REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF HIGH SURF ADVISORIES FOR MANY AREAS AS WELL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 73 82 72 81 / 50 50 30 30 STT 72 83 72 83 / 20 20 10 10 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES TONIGHT... PR...NONE. VI...NONE. && 71/12
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 3:40 AM CST, 22 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 540 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2011 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-210945- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 540 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LARGE NORTH SWELLS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL BE REQUIRED ON MONDAY. A HEIGHTENED PERIOD OF FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO ALL WEEK DUE TO NEAR DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE RISK IS GREATEST ON MONDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-210945- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 540 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LARGE NORTH SWELLS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL BE REQUIRED ON MONDAY. A HEIGHTENED PERIOD OF FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ALL WEEK ACROSS ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ESPECIALLY IN SAINT CROIX DUE TO NEAR DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE RISK IS GREATEST ON MONDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ROSA
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Sources
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