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Last update:  11.08.09 - Sun - 03:05:27 PM (EST)

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Puerto Rico
Issued by the National Weather Service

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Central Interior
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
Culebra
     high surf advisory
Mayaguez, Vicinity
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     high surf advisory
North Central
     high surf advisory
Northeast
     high surf advisory
Northwest
     high surf advisory
Ponce, Vicinity
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
San Juan, Vicinity
     high surf advisory
Southwest
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
     flood advisory
Vieques
     high surf advisory
Western Interior
     flood advisory
     flood advisory

Flood Advisory

Western Interior (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Southwest (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Central Interior (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Southwest (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Mayaguez, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Southwest (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Mayaguez, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Western Interior (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Mayaguez, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC023-055-067-079-097-121-125-082130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0374.091108T1832Z-091108T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-GUANICA PR-CABO ROJO
PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-LAJAS PR-
232 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...GUANICA...CABO
ROJO...MAYAGUEZ AND LAJAS
* UNTIL 530 PM AST
* AT 225 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM SABANA GRANDE AND GUANICA
WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...
ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED
AREA RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 530 PM AST...
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1807 6719 1819 6721 1820 6716 1814 6694
1800 6693
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Central Interior (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flood Advisory

Ponce, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
PRC001-043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0373.091108T1754Z-091108T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ
PR-PONCE PR-SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
154 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...
PONCE...SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 146 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM JUANA DIAZ AND VILLALBA WESTWARD TO
GUAYANILLA AND YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA RANGED
FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR
MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 1813 6640 1798 6642 1796 6682 1816 6682
$$
JFR
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

San Juan, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Northeast (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

North Central (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Northwest (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Mayaguez, Vicinity (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Culebra (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

High Surf Advisory

Vieques (Puerto Rico)

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...LARGE BREAKING WAVES EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...
PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-013-VIZ001-002-090215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.SU.Y.0011.091109T0600Z-091111T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
210 PM AST SUN NOV 8 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AST
WEDNESDAY.
MODERATE TO LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE BREAKERS OF 10 FEET OR
MORE BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS SWELL EVENT WILL PEAK ON
TUESDAY AND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ALONG THE NORTH FACING BEACHES
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 10
TO 15 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF THE LOCAL
ISLANDS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO
NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE
TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL
EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE
TO SAFELY SWIM TO SHORE.
LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE
BREAKING WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF
ALL SIZES INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE
LINE AND STAY OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.
THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH
EROSION DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:1.1 FEET AT 1:29 AM...1.9 FEET AT 2:43 PM ON
MONDAY.
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:1.7 FEET AT 3:09 PM ON MONDAY.
CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 1.0 FEET AT 1:06 PM ON MONDAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
SAN JUAN.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage




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