AWCA82 TJSJ 142040 RWSPR WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PUERTO RICO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 440 PM AST TUE FEB 14 2012 MOSTLY CLOUDY TO VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...SOME WITH BRIEF BUT LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AFFECTED MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT FOR LOCAL SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS IN SOME AREAS...THE WIND WAS MAINLY FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 10-15 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS. EXPECT THE STALLED COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG THIS FRONTAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTHWARDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. THIS WILL HELP PRODUCE PERIODS OF PASSING SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE HOWEVER NOT EXPECTED...WITH DECREASING CLOUDINESS AND A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS AND LOCAL PASSAGES WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS ARE STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTHEAST FACING COASTS OF PUERTO RICO... CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. AS A RESULT...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COASTLINES OF THE ISLANDS AT LEAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEACH GOERS...MARINERS AND TOURISTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST AND STATEMENTS. ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS DUE TO HAZARDOUS SEAS UP TO AS MUCH AS FEET. $$ THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM EACH DAY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE BETWEEN ISSUANCES. PLEASE VERIFY THE STATUS OF ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES MENTIONED IN THIS PRODUCT.