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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Virgin Islands
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St Croix
high surf advisory
St. Thomas, St. John, Adjacent Islands
high surf advisory
High Surf Advisory
St. Thomas, St. John, Adjacent Islands (Virgin Islands)
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
St Croix (Virgin Islands)
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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