Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2011

High Surf Advisory 5, NWS JSJ

December 6, 2011

NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Dec 6, 2011, 1:11 AM CST. It was in force for 63 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2011, 1:11 AM CST (07:11 UTC)
Expired
Dec 8, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
In force
63 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

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

599 
WHCA42 TJSJ 060711
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
311 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST...

.NORTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE
LOCAL PASSAGES TODAY...THEN  SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT. THESE
SWELLS WILL CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG
THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING..

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-061900-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.111206T0711Z-111206T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
311 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND
  REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING: UNTIL THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH
  TIDE.

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR:        6:23 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.5 FEET. 
                        5:22 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO:       6:13 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.5 FEET   
                        5:12 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

ENSENADA HONDA CULEBRA: 5:49 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 0.9 FEET.  
                        4:48 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 0.6 FEET.

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 	7:26 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.3 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.

&&

$$


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11 follow-up statements
339 
WHCA42 TJSJ 061228
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
828 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.A COMBINATION OF A NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS 
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES
TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL
CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND
THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ010-062030-
/O.EXA.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111206T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
828 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

...THE NORTHWEST AND WEST COASTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY DUE TO THE SWELL DIRECTION...

$$

PRZ001-002-005-008-012-VIZ001-062030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111206T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
828 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED 
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS 
  AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. 

* TIMING: UNTIL THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 	5:22 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 	5:12 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA BAY: 		5:05 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 0.83 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.

&&

$$

11/09

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878 
WHCA42 TJSJ 061353 AAA
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
953 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.A COMBINATION OF A NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES
TODAY...THEN SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE
ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE
NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-062200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111206T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
953 AM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED 
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS 
  AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. 

* TIMING: UNTIL THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 	5:22 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 	5:12 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA BAY: 		5:05 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON AT 0.83 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.

&&

$$

11/09

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654 
WHCA42 TJSJ 062140
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
540 PM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.A COMBINATION OF A NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE LOCAL
PASSAGES TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING. THESE
SWELLS WILL CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG
THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO
RICO... CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-070545-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111207T0800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
540 PM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED 
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS 
  AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. 

* TIMING: UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
  HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE.

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR:        7:09 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO:       6:59 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

AGUADILLA BAY:          6:20 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 1.3 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.

&&

$$

71

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483 
WHCA42 TJSJ 070121
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
921 PM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.A COMBINATION OF A NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE LOCAL
PASSAGES OVERNIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING. 
THESE SWELLS WILL CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO
RICO... CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-070800-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111207T0800Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
921 PM AST TUE DEC 6 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 13 FEET ARE EXPECTED 
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS 
  AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN 
  ISLANDS. 

* TIMING: UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR:        7:09 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
1.6 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO:       6:59 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
1.6 FEET.

AGUADILLA BAY:          6:20 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
1.3 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.

&&

$$

71

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431 
WHCA42 TJSJ 070758
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
358 AM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF A NORTH-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES. THESE SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE
SLIGHTLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON CREATING ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS
SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED
COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-071900-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111207T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
358 AM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND
  REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING: UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 7:09 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 6:59 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

AGUADILLA: 6:20 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.3 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.

&&

$$


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724 
WHCA42 TJSJ 071533
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1133 AM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF PULSES FROM 
NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES. THESE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY 
SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...
AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-072000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111207T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1133 AM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED
  ALONG THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND
  REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN  ISLANDS.

* TIMING: AT LEAST UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
  IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT
  OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE.

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 6:03 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 5:53 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

ARECIBO: 5:53 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA: 5:51 AM AST THIS EVENING 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.

&&

$$


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615 
WHCA42 TJSJ 071941
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
341 PM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF PULSES FROM
NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES. THESE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING..BUT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...
AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE THIS
EVENING.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-080000-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
341 PM AST WED DEC 7 2011

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

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

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING
  COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND THE
  NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING: AT LEAST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 	6:03 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 	5:53 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

ARECIBO: 		5:53 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA:              5:51 PM AST THIS EVENING 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.

&&

$$

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448 
WHCA42 TJSJ 072359
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
759 PM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF PULSES FROM
NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST
LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-080800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T1400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
759 PM AST WED DEC 7 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THURSDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST
  FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...
  CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING: AT LEAST UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SOME
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE HIGH
  TIDE.

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 	7:53 AM AST THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 	7:43 AM AST THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.

ARECIBO: 		7:22 AM AST THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.8 FEET.

AGUADILLA: 		7:02 AM AST THURSDAY MORNING AT 1.4 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.

&&

$$


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602 
WHCA42 TJSJ 080750
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
350 AM AST THU DEC 8 2011

...HIGH SURF CONTINUES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF PULSES FROM
NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST SWELLS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND THE LOCAL PASSAGES. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...
CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST
LATE THIS MORNING.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-081400-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T1400Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
350 AM AST THU DEC 8 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. 

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST 
  FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO... 
  CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 

* TIMING: AT LEAST UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SOME 
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE 
  HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR: 	7:53 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.
                        6:45 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET. 

PLAYA DE FAJARDO: 	7:43 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.6 FEET.
                        6:35 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

ARECIBO: 		7:22 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.8 FEET.
                        6:35 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA: 		7:02 AM AST THIS MORNING AT 1.4 FEET.
                        6:32 PM AST THIS EVENING 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.

&&

$$


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689 
WHCA42 TJSJ 081401
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1001 AM AST THU DEC 8 2011

...ROUGH SEAS AND HIGH SURF CONDITIONS CONTINUE ALONG THE ATLANTIC 
COASTS...

.MARINE BUOYS CONTINUED TO INDICATE A COMBINATION OF PULSES FROM 
NORTH AND NORTHEAST SWELLS AFFECTING THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE 
LOCAL PASSAGES. ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE 
DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA...THESE SWELLS WILL 
CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG 
THE NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST EXPOSED COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO... 
CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT LEAST UNTIL THIS
EVENING.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-082200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1001 AM AST THU DEC 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING
DUE TO ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.

* WAVES AND SURF: BREAKING WAVES BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET AND LOCALLY
  HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
  NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES...SHOALS AND REEFS OF PUERTO RICO...
  CULEBRA...AND THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* TIMING: AT LEAST UNTIL THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS:RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ROUGH SURF   
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. SOME   
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN THE LOWEST COASTAL AREAS MAY BE   
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES COMBINING WITH THE
  HIGH TIDE. 

* THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* THE TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING 
  LOCATIONS ARE: 

SAN JUAN HARBOR:    6:45 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

PLAYA DE FAJARDO:   6:35 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 0.9 FEET.

ARECIBO:            6:35 PM AST THIS EVENING AT 1.0 FEET.

AGUADILLA:          6:32 PM AST THIS EVENING 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.

&&

$$


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435 
WHCA42 TJSJ 082153
CFWSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
553 PM AST THU DEC 8 2011

...SURF CONDITIONS IMPROVING...

.BREAKING WAVES OF 10 FEET OR MORE ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING.

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-082300-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111208T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
553 PM AST THU DEC 8 2011

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. 

$$


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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 Dec 5, 8:16 PM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 8:16 PM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1016 PM AST MON DEC 5 2011

.UPDATE...SOME MINOR CHANGES WERE DONE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST
PACKAGE TO INCREASE THE POP'S IN FEW ZONES. FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AS WELL AS ALL PASSAGES AT LEAST UNTIL THURSDAY...HOWEVER
EXPECT ROUGH ATLANTIC WATERS CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS AND AT MOST TAF SITES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...
MVFR CONDS POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN OR AROUND
TJSJ/TISX/TIST AND THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 303 PM AST MON DEC 5 2011/

SYNOPSIS...A LONG WAVE UPPER TROF EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
ACROSS THE EASTERN HISPANOLA. THIS UPPER TROF IS FORECAST TO BECOME
A CUTOFF LOW AS MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AN
INDUCED SURFACE TROF LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL
CONTINUE TO MEANDER NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
MORNING. THE PROXIMITY OF THE TROF WILL CREATE A RELATIVE UNSTABLE
AIR MASS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS AN UPPER TROF...WITH THE AXIS
OVER THE EASTERN HISPANOLA/MONA PASSAGE...MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN. AN ELONGATED BAND OF SHOWERS...
ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROF...LIES ALONG AND BENEATH THE EASTERN
FLANK OF THIS UPPER TROF. MODERATE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND DRY
STABLE AIR PREVAIL ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN. OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA HAVE BEEN OBSERVING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO WHERE
LOCALLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES HAVE MEASURED IN
SAN JUAN AND RIO GRANDE.

LATEST FORECAST CHARTS STILL INDICATE SOME UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS
EXPECTED OVER THE ISLANDS TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK...AND
SHOULD RESULT IN A MORE STABLE AIR MASS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST
AREA. MEANWHILE...AS DEEP MOISTURE CONFINES TO THE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA...THE MODELS NO LONGER SHOW RISK OF HEAVY RAINS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER..IN A NORTHEASTERLY
FLOW...MODERATE CONVECTION WILL LIMIT TO THE USVI...CULEBRA...VIEQUES
AND EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO...WITH A SLIGHT ENHANCEMENT LIKELY
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON/WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SHORT WAVE VORTICES ROUND
THE BASE OF THE MID/UPPER TROF.

AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH JUST VCSH. PROB FOR THUNDER
OR MVFR CIGS APPEAR TOO LOW TO INCLUDE ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST VCSH
ATTM.MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH JUST VCSH. PROB FOR THUNDER
OR MVFR CIGS APPEAR TOO LOW TO INCLUDE ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST VCSH
ATTM.

MARINE...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
WITH 6-8 FT SEAS COMMON IN NORTHWEST TO NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS.
SEAS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

CLIMATE...A TOTAL OF 3.02 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT THE SJU LMM
INTL ARPT SO FAR TODAY. WHILE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR ANY DAY IN DEC
IT DOES NOT LIKE IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE DATE
OF 3.41 INCHES SET BACK IN 1915. THE 3.02 INCHES TODAY NOW BRINGS
THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR TO 83.26 INCHES PUTTING 2011 AS THE SECOND
WETTEST START TO A YEAR ON RECORD ONLY BEHIND 1931 WHEN 83.29 HAD
FALLEN TO THE SAME DATE AND 1.05 INCHES AHEAD OF 2010. IF AVG
RAINFALL WERE TO FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THIS YEAR (4.06 INCHES)
2011 WOULD FINISH AS THIRD WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD. 2011 CURRENTLY
RANKS AS THE FIFTH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  73  82  73  83 /  60  60  40  40
STT  74  84  75  84 /  50  50  40  40

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
     AST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHEAST.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR
     SAN JUAN AND VICINITY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST
     THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SAN JUAN AND VICINITY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY.

VI...NONE.
&&

71/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 4:09 AM CST, 21 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
609 AM AST MON DEC 5 2011

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-061015-
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-
609 AM AST MON DEC 5 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 AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-061015-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
609 AM AST MON DEC 5 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 AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 3:02 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr

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Sources

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