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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10421 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:47 am

The 11 AM advisory is more away for San Juan.


Results for San Juan, Puerto Rico (18.45N, 66W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 20.5N, 64.7W or about 167.1 miles (268.9 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 4 days, 17 hours and 38 minutes from now (Monday, September 26 at 5:24AM AST).
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10422 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:50 am

11 AM Track.

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10423 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:12 am

Before Ophelia,there is invest 99L already reaching the Leewards.

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10424 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:27 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
323 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF ALTERNATING RIDGES AND TROUGHS WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA OVR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. A SMALL WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRES NEAR ST. MARTIN WILL MOVE ACROSS PR TOMORROW. TS OPHELIA
EXPECTED TO PASS WELL NE OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FEATURE OF INTEREST IN THE NEAR TERM IS SMALL WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRES MOVING ACROSS ST. MAARTIN ATTM. WHILE SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY VOID OF ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION ATTM POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR AN MCS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW AS HAS BEEN
THE CASE THE PAST FEW NIGHTS. MODELS SEEM TO BE DOWNPLAYING THIS
SCENARIO BUT AT THE SAME TIME MODELS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME
RESOLVING THIS SYSTEM GIVEN ITS SMALL SPATIAL COVERAGE. SO NOT A
LOT OF CONFIDENCE ON THE MODELS IN THE NEAR TERM. GIVEN STRONG
VORTICITY MAXIMUM AS SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THERE IS A HIGH
RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS ERN PR AND THE
USVI.

THINGS DRY OUT FOR FRI AND SAT WITH JUST ISOLD CONVECTION ACROSS
WRN/SWRN PR. TS OPHELIA FCST TO PASS WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA
AND ATTM IT DOES NOT PRESENT A THREAT FOR OUR AREA. BEST CHANCE
FOR SHRA/TSRA ON SUN AS AREA BECOMES UNDER A COL AREA WITH SEA
BREEZE XPCD TO BECOME ACTIVE. HAVE REDUCED POPS IN THE EXTENDED
GIVEN THAT OPHELIA WILL LIKELY BE WELL AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH
ONLY TYPICAL AFTERNOON CONVECTION.


&&

.AVIATION...ACTIVE WX NEXT 24 HRS LEEWARDS/USVI AND TJSJ WITH TSRA
LIKELY AND SHIFTING WINDS. AFTERNOON TSTMS TOMORROW AT JBQ.


&&

.MARINE...SCEC FOR AMZ710 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HIGH RISK OF TSRA
ATLC/CARIB WATERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THAT MAY REQUIRE THE
ISSUANCE OF SMWS.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 77 88 77 90 / 70 70 30 30
STT 78 88 78 90 / 70 70 10 10
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10425 Postby msbee » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:02 pm

cycloneye wrote:Before Ophelia,there is invest 99L already reaching the Leewards.

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yep, rainy day here!
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10426 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:20 pm

Barbara and Patti, there is 99L over you.

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10427 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:40 pm

5 PM track of Ophelia is more away from Leewards.

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10428 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:42 pm

000
WTNT41 KNHC 212032
TCDAT1

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA DISCUSSION NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
500 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011

OPHELIA HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
HOURS...WITH A PORTION OF THE INNER CORE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION
STILL EXPOSED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SEMICIRCLE. RECENT IMAGES SHOW
THAT THE CENTER IS LOCATED JUST UNDER THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF THE
CONVECTIVE CANOPY. MODERATE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR...ASSOCIATED
WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE STORM...IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT OPHELIA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
THEREFORE NO STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...WITH SOME WEAKENING LIKELY
IN A FEW DAYS. SINCE THE CURRENT LGEM GUIDANCE IS A LITTLE HIGHER
THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE...THE NHC WIND FORECAST NOW SHOWS LESS
WEAKENING IN 3-5 DAYS. TWO MODEL EXTREMES HIGHLIGHT THE
UNCERTAINTIES IN PREDICTING INTENSITY CHANGE. THE EXPERIMENTAL
COAMPS-TC MODEL...WHICH HAS BEEN A GOOD PERFORMER SO FAR THIS
YEAR...SHOWS DISSIPATION BY 72 HOURS WHILE THE GFDL MODEL PREDICTS
OPHELIA TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY THE END OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

INITIAL MOTION REMAINS AROUND 280/14 AS THE STORM REMAINS SOUTH OF A
SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM. OPHELIA IS LIKELY TO MOVE ON A
WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH. LATE IN THE
FORECAST PERIOD...AS THE CYCLONE NEARS THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY
OF THE RIDGE...THE DYNAMICAL GUIDANCE IS LEANING MORE TO THE RIGHT
OF PREVIOUS RUNS. THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST IS A LITTLE TO THE
NORTH...OR RIGHT...OF THE PREVIOUS ONE BUT NOT AS FAR TO THE RIGHT
AS MOST OF THE TRACK MODELS BY DAY 5.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 21/2100Z 13.6N 44.7W 50 KT 60 MPH
12H 22/0600Z 13.8N 46.8W 50 KT 60 MPH
24H 22/1800Z 14.1N 49.4W 50 KT 60 MPH
36H 23/0600Z 14.6N 51.8W 50 KT 60 MPH
48H 23/1800Z 15.5N 54.0W 50 KT 60 MPH
72H 24/1800Z 17.5N 58.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
96H 25/1800Z 20.0N 62.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 26/1800Z 22.5N 65.5W 45 KT 50 MPH

$$
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10429 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:44 pm

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10430 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:47 pm

Alantic Wide View Satellite(Rainbow Imagery)



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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10431 Postby msbee » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:49 pm

This sounds better

Results for St.Maarten/St.Martin (18.05N, 63.12W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 19.7N, 62.0W or about 134.4 miles (216.3 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 3 days, 21 hours and 12 minutes from now (Sunday, September 25 at 2:00PM AST).
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10432 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:50 pm

msbee wrote:This sounds better

Results for St.Maarten/St.Martin (18.05N, 63.12W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 19.7N, 62.0W or about 134.4 miles (216.3 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 3 days, 21 hours and 12 minutes from now (Sunday, September 25 at 2:00PM AST).


Definitly better for all of us,but we still have to watch her in case the track gets closer.
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10433 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:01 pm

Away,away!!

Results for San Juan, Puerto Rico (18.45N, 66W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 21.0N, 63.7W or about 230.6 miles (371.2 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 4 days, 9 hours and 24 minutes from now (Monday, September 26 at 2:24AM AST).
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10434 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:06 pm

Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR

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000
FXCA62 TJSJ 211924 CCA
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
323 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF ALTERNATING RIDGES AND TROUGHS WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA OVR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. A SMALL WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRES NEAR ST. MARTIN WILL MOVE ACROSS PR TOMORROW. TS OPHELIA
EXPECTED TO PASS WELL NE OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FEATURE OF INTEREST IN THE NEAR TERM IS SMALL WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRES MOVING ACROSS ST. MAARTIN ATTM. WHILE SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY VOID OF ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION ATTM POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR AN MCS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW AS HAS BEEN
THE CASE THE PAST FEW NIGHTS. MODELS SEEM TO BE DOWNPLAYING THIS
SCENARIO BUT AT THE SAME TIME MODELS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME
RESOLVING THIS SYSTEM GIVEN ITS SMALL SPATIAL COVERAGE. SO NOT A
LOT OF CONFIDENCE ON THE MODELS IN THE NEAR TERM. GIVEN STRONG
VORTICITY MAXIMUM AS SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THERE IS A HIGH
RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS ERN PR AND THE
USVI.

THINGS DRY OUT FOR FRI AND SAT WITH JUST ISOLD CONVECTION ACROSS
WRN/SWRN PR. TS OPHELIA FCST TO PASS WELL NORTHEAST OF THE AREA
AND ATTM IT DOES NOT PRESENT A THREAT FOR OUR AREA. BEST CHANCE
FOR SHRA/TSRA ON SUN AS AREA BECOMES UNDER A COL AREA WITH SEA
BREEZE XPCD TO BECOME ACTIVE. HAVE REDUCED POPS IN THE EXTENDED
GIVEN THAT OPHELIA WILL LIKELY BE WELL AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH
ONLY TYPICAL AFTERNOON CONVECTION.


&&

.AVIATION...ACTIVE WX NEXT 24 HRS LEEWARDS/USVI AND TJSJ WITH TSRA
LIKELY AND SHIFTING WINDS. AFTERNOON TSTMS TOMORROW AT JBQ.


&&

.MARINE...SCEC FOR AMZ710 TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HIGH RISK OF TSRA
ATLC/CARIB WATERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THAT MAY REQUIRE THE
ISSUANCE OF SMWS.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 77 88 77 90 / 70 70 30 30
STT 78 88 78 90 / 70 70 10 10

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
&&

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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10435 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:23 pm

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Local weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
541 AM AST WED SEP 21 2011

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-220945-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
541 AM AST WED SEP 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO...
WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS
FEATURE WILL HOWEVER COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS
AND LOCAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLANDS. PERIODS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...BRIEF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND AT LEAST
SOME MINOR LOW LYING FLOODING ARE EXPECTED IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH LOCAL
EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
OVER PARTS OF THE ISLANDS EACH DAY. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS AND SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS ARE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...REPORTS OF FLOODING OR OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
541 AM AST WED SEP 21 2011

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-220945-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
541 AM AST WED SEP 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO...WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS
FEATURE WILL COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND LOCAL
EFFECTS TODAY...TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOME OF THE ISLANDS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND AT LEAST
SOME MINOR LOW LYING FLOODING ARE EXPECTED IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH LOCAL
EFFECTS TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OVER PARTS OF THE ISLANDS EACH DAY.
ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
AND AT LEAST SOME MINOR LOW LYING FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...REPORTS OF FLOODING OR OTHER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10436 Postby Jimsot » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:29 pm

Results for Anguilla (18.2N, 63.08W):
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 19.7N, 62.0W or about 124.3 miles (200.1 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the center of the storm will be at that location is in about 3 days, 20 hours and 47 minutes from now (Sunday, September 25 at 2:18PM


I like the trend to the right! Maybe US Air will make it to St. Martin Sunday.
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10437 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:31 pm

Jimsot wrote:I like the trend to the right! Maybe US Air will make it to St. Martin Sunday.


So far so good. Lets continue to watch the track to see if there are going to be changes,but it looks like your flight will go.
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10438 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:19 pm

The low has passed St Maarten as winds have changed direction.

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6 PM (22) Sep 21 82 (28) 77 (25) 29.91 (1013) SE 20 
 5 PM (21) Sep 21 82 (28) 78 (26)  SE 17 rain during the past hour
 4 PM (20) Sep 21 80 (27) 78 (26) 29.85 (1011) ESE 12 light rain showers
 3 PM (19) Sep 21 84 (29) 78 (26) 29.85 (1011) ENE 14 light rain showers
 2 PM (18) Sep 21 84 (29) 77 (25) 29.88 (1012) ENE 14 light 
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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10439 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:50 pm

000
CDCA42 TJSJ 212228
CLISJU


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN, PR
628 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011


...................................

...THE SAN JUAN/P.R. CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 89 218 PM 94 1999 89 0 87
MINIMUM 75 624 AM 71 1960 78 -3 76
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.91 2008 0.18 -0.18 0.74
MONTH TO DATE 3.19 4.18 -0.99 7.48
SINCE SEP 1 3.19 4.18 -0.99 7.48
SINCE JAN 1 66.29 37.80 28.49 64.84

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0

COOLING
TODAY 17 18 -1 17
MONTH TO DATE 368 393 -25 395
SINCE SEP 1 368 393 -25 395
SINCE JAN 1 4038 4257 -219 4454
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1


SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 400 AM
LOWEST 64 200 PM
AVERAGE 79

..........................................................


THE SAN JUAN/P.R. CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 94 1999
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 72 1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2011.....SUNRISE 613 AM AST SUNSET 621 PM AST
SEPTEMBER 22 2011.....SUNRISE 613 AM AST SUNSET 620 PM AST


- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.








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Re: Caribbean - C America - Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia

#10440 Postby underthwx » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:07 pm

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000
AWCA82 TJSJ 212208 CCA
RWSPR

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PUERTO RICO...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
606 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE DETECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. THE NWS DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...LATE
THIS AFTERNOON A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPED ACROSS MAYAGUEZ AND
VICINITY...BUT IN GENERAL LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED
OVER LAND AREAS ELSEWHERE. THE WINDS WERE MOSTLY FROM THE EAST AT
10 MPH OR LESS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE WEST DURING THE NEXT HOURS. THIS SMALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING FROM THE SOUTHEAST EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...MARINERS CAN GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS
OF 16 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 5 FEET OR LESS THROUGH THURSDAY.
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