Another Ground Hog Day

Well the rain is helpful for the cistern but the winds and the seas are both up again. Here is the current forecast from NOAA.

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
604 AM AST THU APR 3 2008
...STRONG AND BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SINKING SOUTHWARDS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...
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ATLANTIC WATERS NORTHWARD TO 19.5N AND BETWEEN 64N AND 68W FROM
NORTHWEST COAST OF PUERTO RICO AT PUNTA CADENA EASTWARD TO MOUTH
OF RIO GUAJATACA EXTENDING BEYOND 100 FATHOM LINE TO THE ANEGADA
PASSAGE-
ATLANTIC NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MOUTH OF RIO GUAJATACA EASTWARD TO
CABO SAN JUAN THEN EASTWARD TO CULEBRA ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND
ADJACENT ISLANDS OUT TO 100 FATHOM LINE.-
CARIBBEAN WATERS FROM PUNTA VIENTO TO CABO SAN JUAN EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD TO 17N AND EASTWARD TO 64W INCLUDING THE CARIBBEAN
WATERS OF CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.-
CARIBBEAN WATERS FROM PUNTA VIENTO TO PUNTA MELONES AND THE
WATERS OUTSIDE OF 12 NM FROM PUNTA MELONES TO PUNTA CADENA
EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OF TO 17N AND WESTWARD TO 68W-
604 AM AST THU APR 3 2008
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST FRIDAY...
ALSO...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHEASTERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND NORTHERN COASTS OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
A 1030 MB SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
THIS MORNING... WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTHWARDS TODAY. THIS HIGH WILL
CONTINUE TO INDUCE A FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WIND FLOW AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. LONG
PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE REGIONAL WATERS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SATURDAY.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH AND CHAOTIC...IN A
COMBINATION OF EAST NORTHEAST WIND WAVES...AND EAST NORTHEAST AND
NORTHEAST SWELLS. EASTERLY TRADE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS
MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS WILL MAINTAIN HIGH SEAS...AND STRONG
LITTORAL CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST LINES. MODERATE TO LARGE
BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE LOCAL REEFS...SHOALS...AND BEACHES WILL
COMBINE WITH THE STRONG CURRENTS TO MAKE FOR VERY HAZARDOUS SURF
CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.