Alert archive / Puerto Rico / High Surf Advisories in 2016

High Surf Advisory 12, NWS JSJ

March 11, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Mar 11, 2016, 4:24 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2016, 4:24 AM CST (10:24 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2016, 4:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted.

649 
WHCA42 TJSJ 111024
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
624 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

LOCAL SEAS SURROUNDING THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
AND AS A RESULT THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE DROPPED AT 6 AM
AST...FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS OF SAINT THOMAS AND
SAINT JOHN. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE
DUE TO WIND WAVE AND SWELL ACTION THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.

PRZ010-012-111830-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T1000Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.160311T1024Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
624 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

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...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

VIZ001-111830-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T1000Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
624 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF CULEBRA AND SAINT THOMAS.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

PRZ001-002-005-008-111830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
624 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 PM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

PRZ013-VIZ002-111830-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST CROIX-
624 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF SAINT CROIX 
  AND VIEQUES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
714 
WHCA42 TJSJ 111155 AAA
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
755 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

LOCAL SEAS SURROUNDING THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
AND AS A RESULT THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE DROPPED AT 6 AM
AST...FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS OF SAINT THOMAS AND
SAINT JOHN. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE
DUE TO WIND WAVE AND SWELL ACTION THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-112000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
755 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 PM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

PRZ010-012-112000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
755 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

PRZ013-VIZ001-002-112000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
755 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF SAINT
  THOMAS...SAINT CROIX AND VIEQUES.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
966 
WHCA42 TJSJ 111202 CCA 
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
802 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

LOCAL SEAS SURROUNDING THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
AND AS A RESULT THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS DROPPED AT 6 AM
AST...FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS OF SAINT THOMAS AND
SAINT JOHN. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE
DUE TO WIND WAVE AND SWELL ACTION THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-112030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
802 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 PM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

PRZ010-012-112030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
802 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

PRZ013-VIZ001-002-112030-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
802 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF SAINT
  THOMAS...SAINT CROIX AND VIEQUES.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
522 
WHCA42 TJSJ 111758
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
158 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

LOCAL SEAS SURROUNDING THE ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE
AND AS A RESULT THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY BE DROPPED AT 6 PM
AST...ALL COASTAL AREAS PENDING THE LATEST RESULTS FROM THE MODELS
AVAILABLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL HOWEVER CONTINUE DUE TO WIND WAVE AND SWELL ACTION THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY.

PRZ001-002-005-008-120200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
158 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 PM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

PRZ010-012-120200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
158 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WAVES AND SURF...8 TO 10 FEET SEAS CREATING BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS AT 10 TO 13 FEET. 

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF THROUGH 6 AM AST FRIDAY. HIGH RISK OF RIP 
  CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS 
  THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. HIGH WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS 
  ROCKS AND JETTIES CARRYING PEOPLE AND PETS INTO THE OCEAN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. STAY OFF OF ROCKS AND JETTIES NEAR
THE SURF ZONE.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

PRZ013-VIZ001-002-120200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
158 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF SAINT THOMAS...
  SAINT CROIX AND VIEQUES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING 
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
397 
WHCA42 TJSJ 112208
CFWSJU

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
608 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

EVEN THOUGH THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THERE
WILL BE LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ACROSS SOME OF THE LOCAL
COASTLINES.

PRZ001-002-005-008-121000-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
608 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING VERY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. 

&&

$$

PRZ010-012-121000-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160311T2200Z/
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-
608 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATION...ATLANTIC BEACHES OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA.

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING VERY
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

PRZ013-VIZ001-002-121000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T2200Z/
VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
608 PM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE NORTH AND EAST FACING BEACHES OF SAINT THOMAS...
   SAINT CROIX AND VIEQUES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH 6 PM AST SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL MAKE SWIMMING VERY
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL
FLAGS AND SIGNS.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN
CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR
HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY.

&&

$$

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 Mar 11, 2:18 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 2:18 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
418 AM AST FRI MAR 11 2016

.SYNOPSIS...MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT FARTHER
EAST ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC WHILE
SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL PLACE THE REGION ON THE
SUBSIDENCE OF THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL
MAINTAIN A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY...THE GRADIENT IS TO THEN
LOOSEN AND WINDS ARE TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY. THIS IN TURN WILL RESULT
IN DIMINISHING EASTERLY TRADE WINDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...DURING THE EARLY MORNING...OCCASIONAL SHOWER CONTINUED
TO MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO...AS WELL AS
OVER PARTS OF CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RAINFALL
SO FAR HAS BEEN OF LIGHT TO MODERATE INTENSITY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED OR REPORTED. THE UPPER TROUGH NOW EXTENDING
ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE
TO ENHANCE THESE SHOWERS JUST NORTH OF THE REGION...AS THE DOMINANT
NORTHERLY TRADE WINDS TRANSPORTS THE ACTIVITY OVER PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.

EXPECT THE SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING AS THE
UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT FARTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION...AND THE
MID TO UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
NORTH NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT
LOOSENS. CONSEQUENTLY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING
FOR AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH
VCSH ACROSS THE LOCAL TERMINALS OVERNIGHT. SCT SHRA IN THE MORNING
MAY ALSO CAUSE VCSH ACROSS THE TERMINALS EXCEPT TJMZ AND TJPS...THOSE
TERMINALS MY HAVE VCSH AFTER 11/16Z. SOMEWHAT BREEZY ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA WITH WINDS AROUND 10-15KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS FROM THE E TO
NE OVERNIGHT...SLIGHTLY INCREASING TO 15-20KT AND GUSTY AFTER 11/13Z
AND THROUGH THE REST OF FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...OFFSHORE BUOY 41043 AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE BUOYS 41053
AND 41115...ALL SUGGEST THAT SEAS HAVE DECLINED TO BETWEEN 8 TO 9
FEET IN NORTHEAST WIND WAVES AND NORTH NORTHEAST SWELL. SEAS ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE SUBSIDE TODAY AND SATURDAY BUT STILL EXCEPT
A RANGE BETWEEN 7 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. A GRADUAL
IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECT BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES
AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONDITIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
AND COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WFO
SAN JUAN PR.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  83  73  85  74 /  40  20  30  30
STT  86  73  86  75 /  30  20  20  30

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR CULEBRA-
     MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-SAN
     JUAN AND VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-VIEQUES-WESTERN INTERIOR.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL-
     NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-WESTERN
     INTERIOR.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR CULEBRA-
     MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY.

VI...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ST CROIX-
     ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM AST SUNDAY FOR ST. THOMAS/ST.
     JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR ST.
     THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM AST SUNDAY FOR ANEGADA PASSAGE
     SOUTHWARD TO 17N-ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM
     10NM TO 19.5N-CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO
     17N-COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO
     RICO OUT 10 NM-MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR COASTAL
     WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-COASTAL
     WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO OUT
     10 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM AST SUNDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS OF
     NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM AST SATURDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
     OF NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM.

&&

23/09
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 4:15 AM CST, 9 minutes before
PERSPECTIVAS SOBRE CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
556 AM AST VIERNES 11 DE MARZO DE 2016

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-12100-
SAN JUAN Y VECINDAD-NORESTE-SURESTE-INTERIOR ESTE-NORTE CENTRAL-
INTERIOR CENTRAL-PONCE Y VECINDAD-NOROESTE-INTERIOR OESTE-MAYAGUEZ
Y VECINDAD-SUROESTE-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-AGUAS COSTERAS Y LEJOS DE LA
COSTA DEL ATLANTICO Y DEL CARIBE-
556 AM AST VIERNES 11 DE MARZO DE 2016

ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES PARA
PUERTO RICO Y LAS ISLAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES DEL ATLANTICO.

.DIA UNO...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE

.VIENTOS...SE ESPERAN VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS ENTRE 20 Y 25 MPH CON
RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES A TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS COSTERAS Y SOBRE LAS
AREAS TERRESTRES.

.OLAS... OLEAJE PELIGROSO Y PICADO DE 6 A 8 PIES CONTINUARA AFECTANDO
LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y PASAJES CARIBENOS DURANTE EL DIA DE HOY.
OLEAJE DE 5 A 7 PIES SE ESPERA EN EL CARIBE AUNQUE LA COSTA SUR
ESTARA MAS PROTEGIDO CON OLEAJE ENTRE 3 A 5 PIES.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO ALTO DE CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS A TRAVES DE LA COSTA NOROESTE Y NORESTE DEL ATLANTICO
DE PUERTO RICO Y LAS ISLAS DE CULEBRA Y VIEQUES.

.DIAS DOS HASTA SIETE...SABADO A JUEVES

OLEAJE PICADO Y UN RIESGO ALTO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS CONTINUARAN
ATRAVES DE LAS AGUAS ATLANTICAS HASTA PRINCIPIOS DE ESTE FIN DE
SEMANA.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

NO SE ANTICIPA ACTIVACION AMPLIA DE OBSERVADORES...SIN EMBARGO...SE
LES EXHORTA A LOS OBSERVADORES INDIVIDUALES A REPORTAR CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-110930-
SAN TOMAS ST. JOHN E ISLAS ADYACENTES-
SANTA CRUZ-
AGUAS CERCA DE LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO Y AGUAS COSTERAS
ADYACENTES DEL CARIBE-
556 AM VIERNES 11 DE MARZO DE 2016

ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES PARA
LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS Y LAS AGUAS ADYACENTES COSTERAS.

.DIA UNO...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE

.VIENTOS...SE ESPERAN VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS ENTRE 20 Y 25 MPH CON RAFAGAS
MAS FUERTES A TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS COSTERAS Y ALGUNAS AREAS
TERRESTRES.

.OLAS...OLEAJE PELIGROSO Y PICADO DE 6 A 8 PIES CONTINUARA AFECTANDO
LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y LOS PASAJES DEL CARIBE DURANTE EL DIA DE
HOY. OLEAJE DE 5 A 7 PIES SE ESPERA EN EL CARIBE AUNQUE LA COSTA SUR
ESTARA MAS PROTEGIDO CON OLEAJE ENTRE 3 A 5 PIES.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO ALTO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS PARA
LAS PLAYAS DEL NORTE DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS.

.DIAS DOS A SIETE...SABADO A JUEVES

OLEAJE PICADO Y UN RIESGO ALTO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS CONTINUARAN
A TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS ATLANTICAS HASTA PRINCIPIOS DE ESTE FIN
DE SEMANA.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

NO SE ANTICIPA ACTIVACION AMPLIA DE OBSERVADORES...SIN EMBARGO...SE
LES EXHORTA A LOS OBSERVADORES INDIVIDUALES A REPORTAR CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN.

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Sources

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