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000 WHCA42 TJSJ 230834 CFWSJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 434 AM AST THU OCT 23 2008 ...LONG PERIOD NORTH SWELLS CONTINUED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS AND HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOT LONGER NEEDED FOR THE NORTHERN COASTAL AREAS OF LOCAL ISLANDS... PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-230945- /O.CAN.TJSJ.SU.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-081023T1600Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 434 AM AST THU OCT 23 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. LATEST REGIONAL BUOY 41043 OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT MODERATE LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELLS ARE AVERAGING AT AROUND 12 SECONDS WITH SWELL HEIGHTS OF LESS THAN 6 FEET. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS AND SHOALS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...MODEL GUIDANCE...INDICATE THAT THE SEA CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY IMPROVING AND WILL CONTINUE RAPIDLY IMPROVING THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS OUR REGIONAL WATERS. THEREFORE...THE NWS IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$