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FZCA52 TJSJ 181359
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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service San Juan PR
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Waters

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the
highest 1/3 of the Seas...Along with the occasional height
of the average highest 10 percent of the Seas.

AMZ700-190215-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS...
A set of surface troughs, one to the northwest and other to the
northeast of the islands will promote light to locally moderate
northeast winds today. A small northeasterly swell will move across
the Atlantic waters from today onward. The surface trough northeast
of the region and a surface high pressure building across the western
Atlantic will promote moderate to locally fresh trades by the
weekend.

$$

AMZ711-190215-
Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. Isolated
showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds, decreasing to 7 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds,
increasing to 10 seconds. Scattered showers.

$$

AMZ712-190215-
Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet
with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with
occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds, decreasing to 7 seconds. Numerous showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds,
increasing to 10 seconds. Isolated thunderstorms through the day.
Numerous showers.

$$

AMZ716-190215-
Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada
Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 12 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Numerous showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds,
subsiding to 7 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 7 seconds. Isolated
thunderstorms through the day. Numerous showers.

$$

AMZ723-190215-
Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 12 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Scattered showers.

$$

AMZ726-190215-
Coastal waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and
just north of Culebra and Saint John-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 10 seconds, subsiding to 6 seconds. Scattered
showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant
period 6 seconds. Scattered showers.

$$

AMZ733-190215-
Caribbean waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the
coastal waters of Saint Croix-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds, decreasing to 7 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Scattered showers.

$$

AMZ735-190215-
Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 7 seconds. Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 7 seconds. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Dominant period 7 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Dominant period 7 seconds. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet.
Dominant period 7 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant
period 6 seconds. Isolated showers.

$$

AMZ741-190215-
Mona Passage Southward to 17N-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25
knots in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around
5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet.
Dominant period 10 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2
to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10
seconds, decreasing to 6 seconds. Isolated showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Scattered showers.

$$

AMZ742-190215-
Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet.
Dominant period 11 seconds. Isolated showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet
with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds.
Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant
period 10 seconds, subsiding to 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with
occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 7 seconds. Numerous
showers with isolated thunderstorms.

$$

AMZ745-190215-
Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-
959 AM AST Thu Apr 18 2024

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Dominant period 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Dominant period 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Dominant period 6 seconds.
Scattered showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25
knots, diminishing to northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight.
Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds. Isolated showers.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Dominant period 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Dominant period 6 seconds. Scattered showers.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Dominant period 7 seconds. Isolated showers.

$$