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Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby Habi » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:16 am

For those planing to come down here CHECK this:

...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL BE ARRIVING INTO THE ATLC
COASTLINE EARLY FRIDAY CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS...BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY COASTAL FLOODING. SWELL
HEIGHTS OF 3.3 METERS AT 13-15 SECS FCST TO AFFECT THE ATLC
COASTLINE ON FRI. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN EXCESS
OF 20 FT OR MORE. ALSO OF NOTE...THESE SWELLS WILL COINCIDE WITH
SPRING TIDES ASSOCIATED WITH NEW MOON. HIGH TIDE FRI MORNING AT SAN
JUAN BAY IS AT 911AM SO WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THIS EVENT CLOSELY
DURING THE NEXT 36 HRS FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING.
HIGH SURF ALREADY ISSUED FOR 10 FT BREAKERS BEGINNING TOMORROW AND
20 FT BREAKERS ON FRIDAY. :o

Thursday...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet in north swells. Scattered showers.

Thursday Night...East northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 10 feet in north swells. Isolated showers.

Friday...East northeast winds 11 to 16 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet in north swells. Isolated showers.

Friday Night...East northeast winds 12 to 17 knots. Seas 10 to 11 feet in north swells.

Saturday...East northeast winds 14 to 19 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet in north swells. Isolated showers.

Saturday Night...East northeast winds 12 to 17 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet in north swells. Isolated showers.
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby waynepjh » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:40 am

Please take lots of pics for those of us that can't make it! I hope its all time! waynepjh
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby islandstylen » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:15 am

bring that shit on....! we are waiting for the same swell a bit further south, unfortunately not as big as you boys are in for up there, ENJOY that!
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby detourpr » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:01 am

It was huge last weekend and it will get bigger in the next days!!!! WOOHOO!!!
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby poldo » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:01 pm

:o EPIC sessions!

Add more photo, please! :D
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby Habi » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:22 am

Some action at Aguadilla , just a few !
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby ptraykovski » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:54 pm

any wind to kite some of those bombs ..or just paddle / tow in
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby Habi » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:40 pm

The wind was to the northern side and it was blown out , nobody riding , this part of the island face to the west ... but the wind was good on Friday and Saturday back in San Juan with some bombs out in the reef , this pics where taken on Sunday morning , later I stop in ... and had a good kite session , sorry but no pics of this spot ... is secret :thumb:
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby prayfawind27 » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:24 pm

If it's secret why did you make this post?
Habi wrote:The wind was to the northern side and it was blown out , nobody riding , this part of the island face to the west ... but the wind was good on Friday and Saturday back in San Juan with some bombs out in the reef , this pics where taken on Sunday morning after I stop in ... and had a good kite session , sorry but no pics of this spot ... is secret :thumb:
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Re: Extreme swell event for Puerto Rico

Postby Habi » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:25 pm

prayfawind27 wrote:If it's secret why did you make this post?
Habi wrote:The wind was to the northern side and it was blown out , nobody riding , this part of the island face to the west ... but the wind was good on Friday and Saturday back in San Juan with some bombs out in the reef , this pics where taken on Sunday morning after I stop in ... and had a good kite session , sorry but no pics of this spot ... is secret :thumb:

Keep praying for wind ... why you read it then :?:
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