TVMet
August 5th, 2004, 08:26 AM
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
415 AM AST WED AUG 5 2004
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING
COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATERS
AND THE MONA PASSAGE...
AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE TO THE SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER
THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. THE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR
SMALL BOAT OPERATIONS.
COMBINED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY OVER THE LOCAL
CARIBBEAN WATERS. THESE SEAS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING
WAVES...SOME BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
THEREFORE...LOCAL BEACH GOERS...SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.
PARENTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT IN KEEPING SMALL CHILDREN AWAY
FROM THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND SURGING SURF.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. THIS IS A
SHORT LIVED AND NARROW OUTWARD FLOWING CURRENT. SWIM PARALLEL TO
THE BEACH...AND YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THE RIP
CURRENT.
BEACH EROSION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE
TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE:
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO:
807 PM THIS EVENING
LIME TREE BAY, ST. CROIX:
921 AM THIS MORNING
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS
SITUATION.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
415 AM AST WED AUG 5 2004
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING
COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATERS
AND THE MONA PASSAGE...
AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE TO THE SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AND VERY ROUGH SEAS OVER
THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. THE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR
SMALL BOAT OPERATIONS.
COMBINED SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY OVER THE LOCAL
CARIBBEAN WATERS. THESE SEAS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING
WAVES...SOME BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
THEREFORE...LOCAL BEACH GOERS...SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE URGED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS SUBSIDE.
PARENTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT IN KEEPING SMALL CHILDREN AWAY
FROM THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND SURGING SURF.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. THIS IS A
SHORT LIVED AND NARROW OUTWARD FLOWING CURRENT. SWIM PARALLEL TO
THE BEACH...AND YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE THE GRIP OF THE RIP
CURRENT.
BEACH EROSION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE
TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE:
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO:
807 PM THIS EVENING
LIME TREE BAY, ST. CROIX:
921 AM THIS MORNING
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS
SITUATION.
asd