NWPR Forecast of Jan 7, 2010

Report: Checked my usual spots and they were all very windy, large
and disorganized from the huge storm that passed through last night
so I took a pass on day one. 20 people jumped to 200 in the late
afternoon as the wind died down at Maria's. Not interested!

BUOYWEATHER.COM Virtual Buoy Forecast
Location : 18.5N 67.5W
Model Cycle: 2010 JAN 07 06Z
Time Zone: GMT - 5 hours
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SURF SURF DIR SWELL WIND WND/DIR
(ft) (deg) (ft)(sec) (kts) (deg)
------- -------- ----- ------ ------- -------
1/7 7am 5 - 10 NNW 341 8.1 10.9 12 - 17 NE 33
1/7 1pm 5 - 11 NNW 335 8.3 11.1 11 - 15 NE 48
1/7 7pm 4 - 9 NNW 333 7.4 10.2 12 - 17 ENE 51

1/8 7am 4 - 8 NNW 337 6.9 10.3 10 - 13 ENE 71
1/8 1pm 3 - 7 NNW 338 6.5 10.0 7 - 10 ESE 114
1/8 7pm 4 - 8 NNW 346 6.3 10.7 8 - 11 ESE 107

1/9 7am 3 - 7 N 352 5.6 10.8 9 - 13 ESE 117
1/9 1pm 3 - 6 N 353 5.1 10.8 4 - 6 ESE 107
1/9 7pm 2 - 5 N 352 4.7 10.2 8 - 11 ESE 127

1/10 7am 1 - 3 NNE 29 3.6 8.2 5 - 7 ESE 111
1/10 1pm 1 - 2 NNE 19 3.1 7.9 3 - 4 SE 147
1/10 7pm 1 - 2 ESE 100 2.7 7.5 3 - 4 E 94

1/11 7am 1 - 3 NNW 341 2.5 10.1 7 - 9 ESE 111
1/11 1pm 1 - 3 N 354 3.0 10.8 5 - 6 SSE 162
1/11 7pm 1 - 3 NNW 349 3.2 9.7 6 - 8 NNW 344

1/12 7am 2 - 4 NNW 340 4.4 8.2 12 - 16 NNE 28
1/12 1pm 2 - 5 NNW 338 5.9 8.2 14 - 19 NNE 23
1/12 7pm 3 - 7 NNW 340 7.2 8.9 15 - 20 NNE 29

1/13 7am 4 - 9 NNW 341 8.0 10.1 15 - 20 NE 47
1/13 1pm 4 - 8 NNW 344 7.2 9.4 10 - 14 ENE 75
1/13 7pm 3 - 7 NNW 349 6.6 9.0 8 - 11 ESE 106

1/14 1am 3 - 6 N 355 6.1 8.5 9 - 12 ENE 79

Today
Surf: Head high NNW medium period swell with occasional 1-3' overhead high sets.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NE winds 10-15kt in the morning shifting ENE for the afternoon.
Friday
Surf: Chest to head high NNW medium period swell.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with E winds 10-15kt in the morning shifting ESE for the afternoon.
Saturday
Surf: Waist to chest high NNW medium period swell with occasional shoulder high sets.
Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with E winds 10-15kt.
Sunday
Surf: Waist high NNW medium period swell for the morning with occasional stomach high sets. This drops into the knee to thigh range for the afternoon with occasional waist high sets.
Conditions: Sideshore texture/chop in the morning with E winds 10-15kt. Clean conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting SE less than 5 kt.
Monday
Surf: Waist high NNW medium period swell with occasional stomach high sets.
Conditions: Clean in the morning with SE winds less than 5kt. Semi glassy/semi bumpy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the NW.
Tuesday
Surf: Waist to chest high NNW wind swell for the morning with occasional shoulder high sets. This builds in the afternoon with sets up to head high.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NE winds 10-15kt in the morning shifting ENE 5-10kt in the afternoon.
Wednesday
Surf: Chest to head high NNW medium period swell.
Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with ENE winds 10-15kt in the morning decreasing to 5-10kt in the afternoon.
**Surf Height Definition**
Forecasted surf heights represent a potential wave face height for the average to better breaks in a region during optimal conditions (tides,wind,swell).
Forecast updated: Jan 7, 2010 10:11 AM AST