CFWSJU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST SAT SEP 9 2006
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
600 PM AST SAT SEP 9 2006
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AST SUNDAY...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM AST SUNDAY FOR
THE NORTH THROUGH NORTHEAST FACING ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN
COASTLINES OF PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND ALL THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS GENERATED FROM TROPICAL STORM
FLORENCE CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGIONAL COASTAL WATERS
EARLY THIS SATURDAY EVENING AND AFFECT THE LOCAL NORTH THROUGH
NORTHEAST FACING COASTLINES. ALTHOUGH THESE SWELLS PEAKED EARLY
THIS SATURDAY MORNING AND HAVE GRADUALLY SUBSIDED DURING THE 
DAY...THEY REMAIN IN THE 4 TO 5 FOOT RANGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO
11 FEET OR HIGHER ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...BEACHES AND SHOALS OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE 
HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM AST SUNDAY.
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...THROUGH THE BREAKER ZONE...AND OUT INTO OPEN WATERS. IF YOU
BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN
AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE BEACH...AND SWIM
SIDEWAYS OR 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.
THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WERE:
SAN JUAN HARBOR:      10:18 PM TONIGHT
MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS:  9:29 PM TONIGHT
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
ON THIS DANGEROUS MARINE SITUATION 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.
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