Caribbean - Central America Weather

[cycloneye]

Here is a video of the moment the stage area goes down.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/posponencerem ... 44157.html

[Gustywind]

[cycloneye]

I found this youtube video of the tornado.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_Vs_Q01-c

[bvigal]

We are getting another strong squall, they are coming from the south, and I'm against the north side of mountain having some pretty strong gusts. Usually I can keep my south windows open, with a roomy porch roof outside, but it just blew in horizontally and got the couch wet before I could go close them. I've had the flu all week, and wanted to go buy more juice this afternoon, but really don't feel like driving down the hill and back up, dodging rocks in the road.

[bvigal]

I found this youtube video of the tornado.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_Vs_Q01-c

Well, that sure settles any questions, doesn't it? AWESOME video, Thanks, Luis!!!

[Gustywind]

000
FXCA62 TJSJ 171927
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 PM AST SAT JUL 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TUTT LOW LOCATED NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA HELPS TO MAINTAIN
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND
PROBABLY TUESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AND WINDY CONDITIONS WERE NOTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS AS WELL AS
OVER THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUE TO EXPECT SHOWERS ACROSS THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MUCH OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND
CULEBRA FROM TIME TO TIME. FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AFTERNOON CONVECTION
IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN INTERIOR...WEST
AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.

FOR THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...A TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED
ALONG 49W IS EXPECTED TO REACH 55W TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND TSTM ACTIVITY
ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THEN OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS BY MONDAY. THIS TROPICAL WAVE AND ITS ASSOCIATED
MOISTURE WILL AGAIN INTERACT WITH LOCAL EFFECTS AND FAVORABLE
UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS...TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER...WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS. DEEP MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
AT LEAST THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...TEMPO MVFR OR EVEN IFR ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL TAFS
SITES IN SHRA OR TSTM.


&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 13 TO 21 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 TO 8
FEET ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH MONDAY. ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC OFF SHORE
WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT. SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS MOST OF THE
REMAINING LOCAL WATERS TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO SJUCWFSJU FOR THE
LATEST FORECAST DETAILS.


&&

.SITE SUPPORT...THE XXI CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SPORT
GAMES MAYAGUEZ 2010 KICK OFF IN MAYAGUEZ LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING WITH THE OPENING CEREMONY. THE GAMES WILL THEN RUN
THROUGH SUNDAY AUGUST 1. WFO SAN JUAN WILL BE PROVIDING ON SITE
AND IN OFFICE TEAM SUPPORT TO THE PUERTO RICO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY (PREMA) AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH THIS EVENT. THE
FIRST ON SITE TEAM MEMBERS ARE IN PLACE IN MAYAGUEZ AND DAILY
BRIEFINGS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE SCHEDULED TO
BEGIN ON SUNDAY AT 9 AM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 80 88 78 / 70 70 40 80
STT 88 80 89 78 / 90 70 30 80

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...SCA FOR AMZ710.
VI...SCA FOR AMZ710.

&&

$$

23/12

[Gustywind]

000
AWCA82 TJSJ 171948
RWSVI

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
348 PM AST SAT JUL 17 2010

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS GREW IN THE WATERS AROUND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS TODAY...SOMETIMES EXPLOSIVELY. THUNDERSTORMS FIRST FORMED
SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX AROUND 9 AM AND WHEN THEY CROSSED THROUGH
FREDERIKSTED THEY BROUGHT GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST
OCCURRING AT 9:22 AM AT 43 MPH. AS OF 3 PM TWENTY EIGHT HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN FREDERIKSTED. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
WAS 84 DEGREES. AT SAINT THOMAS THE WEATHER WAS LESS VIOLENT.
WIND GUSTS REACHED 29 MPH AT CHARLOTTE AMALIE. THE HIGH TODAY WAS
84 DEGREES AND THIRTEEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH FELL.

MORE SHOWERS ARE FORMING EAST OF SAINT JOHN AND SAINT THOMAS AND
MAY CROSS THE AREA IN THIS UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THEY WILL BE SHORT-
LIVED BUT MAY BRING GUSTY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
ANOTHER PULSE OF MOISTURE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SUNDAY. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL COME IN
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH EVEN MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS WAVE ARE EXPECTED TO LAST
THROUGH TUESDAY.

ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT WINDS OF 21
KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 7 FEET OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERATE MUCH HIGHER GUSTS HOWEVER. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING FOR
THE ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WATERS AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION IN OTHER UNPROTECTED WATERS. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE AFTER SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE ATLANTIC...AS SEAS
RISE ABOVE 8 FEET.


$$

SNELL

[cycloneye]

I found this youtube video of the tornado.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_Vs_Q01-c

Well, that sure settles any questions, doesn't it? AWESOME video, Thanks, Luis!!!

The San Juan NWS office has sent people to study the area and see how strong it was.

[cycloneye]

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
AMZ710-172300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.MA.W.0027.100717T2103Z-100717T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
503 PM AST SAT JUL 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
ATLANTIC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM 10 NM TO 19.5N...

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 458 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS BEYOND 10 NM FROM THE PUERTO RICO COASTLINE MOVING WEST
AROUND 15 KT. THESE CLUSTERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.

[Gustywind]

Here is a video of the moment the stage area goes down.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/posponencerem ... 44157.html

Awesome, very impressive

[cycloneye]

Here are the numbers of total precipitation for 2010 in San Juan and as I said before, way above normal and also way above the 2009 ones.

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WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
..................................................................

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.55          1.37 1977   0.14   0.41     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.13   2.12     1.30
  SINCE JUN 1     13.48                      5.65   7.83    11.67
  SINCE JAN 1     44.69                     22.11  22.58    28.77


[Macrocane]

I guess tornadoes are very rare in the islands aren't they? I hope that the games could start tomorrow with less problems, thanks for the info cycloneye. It's also impressive how much above normal is the precipitation in Puerto Rico. I was going to post a graphic with the rainfall in El Salvador this year versus the average but I realized that it doesn't have the rain that fell on the last week of June so I'm going to wait for the updated graphic that I think will be availabe next week.

[cycloneye]

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS
CENTERED ABOUT 700 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM
CURRENTLY IS PRODUCING VERY LITTLE SHOWER ACTIVITY...AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS COULD BECOME
MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AFTER THAT.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN

[Macrocane]

The coast of El Salvador is under yellow alert because of the rains excpected in the next few days, the rest of the country is under green alert. Also the SNET is forecasting rough seas with high swells on Monday and Tuesday, for Monday the wave height could reach up to 2.5 m/8.2 ft and the speed up to 60 km/h (38 mph) the normal values are 1.2 m and 35 km/h respectively.

[Gustywind]

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS
CENTERED ABOUT 700 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM
CURRENTLY IS PRODUCING VERY LITTLE SHOWER ACTIVITY...AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS COULD BECOME
MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AFTER THAT.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN

Time for lunch is over, they were finally sleeping

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1009 PM AST SAT JUL 17 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TUTT LOW TO THE NORTH WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE THROUGH MON. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W WILL ARRIVE INTO THE
LOCAL AREA MON AND WILL BE PRECEDED BY SQUALLY WEATHER SUN NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SUBSIDENCE/DRYING IS FORECAST TO TAKE PLACE OVERNIGHT
GIVING WAY TO DISSIPATION OF CLOUDS/SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK. MORE
STABLE CONDITIONS AND LESS HUMID ATMOSPHERE TOMORROW SHOULD RESULT
IN ONLY ISOLD/WIDELY SCT CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 50W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PR/USVI
ON MONDAY AND WILL BE PRECEDED BY SQUALLY WEATHER. WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY ACROSS THE US/UK
VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN EVENING AND ACROSS THE ERN THIRD OF PR AFTER
MIDNIGHT SUN NIGHT. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED
BEHIND WAVE AXIS WITH THESE CONDITIONS EXPECT TO LAST THROUGH WED.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TAFS SITES THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD. LATEST TJSJ SOUNDING AT 18/00Z INDICATED
EASTERLY WINDS AT 10-30 KTS FROM SFC TO 4 KFT...AND THEN STRONGER
SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 5 TO 10 KFT.

&&

.MARINE...IMPROVING CONDITIONS NEXT 24 HR. SUSTAINED 20-KT WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY NEXT WAVE MON WITH SEAS 8-10 FT ACROSS OFFSHORE
ATLC WATERS.

[Gustywind]

[Gustywind]

Good morning to all
000
FXCA62 TJSJ 181011
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
611 AM AST SUN JUL 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TUTT LOW LOCATED NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA WILL MOVE
LITTLE THROUGH TUESDAY KEEPING ITS ASSOCIATED TROUGH AXIS VERY
NEAR OR JUST WEST OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE
LOCATED EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL
MOVE WEST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR MOST OF TODAY...AN OVERALL "DRIER" PATTERN IS
EXPECTED...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN INTERIOR...WEST AND
SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...DEEPER MOISTURE (WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS) ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE WILL
BE SPREADING INTO/ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FA BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND PROBABLY TUESDAY...TROPICAL
WAVE AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA...WITH THE
WAVE AXIS STILL EXPECTED TO CROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS GENERALLY
DURING MONDAY. THIS WAVE AND ITS ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL INTERACT
WITH LOCAL EFFECTS AND YET AGAIN FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS
FROM THE TUTT AXIS...TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY ACTIVE
WEATHER...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL...LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY (SQUALLY) WINDS
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...BEGINNING TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY AND
THEN LIKELY CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY.
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS EXPECTED AGAIN WITH THIS WAVE
PASSAGE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AT LEAST SOME LOCALIZED FLASH
AND RIVER FLOODING...AND THIS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. IN
ADDITION...BANDS AND LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD AGAIN DEVELOP...
RESULTING IN SOME STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

LOOKING AHEAD...MOISTURE WILL PROBABLY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL UNSETTLED WEATHER. AN OVERALL "DRIER
PATTERN IS CURRENTLY INDICATED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...WHILE IN BETWEEN TROPICAL WAVES TODAY WE WILL BRIEFLY
RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON CONVECTION. EXPECT MVFR VISIBILITY/
CEILINGS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA
OVER WESTERN PR MOUNTAINS TO WESTERN PR COAST SOUTH OF RINCON...WITH
ISOLATED ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE. TJMZ WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE HIGHEST
CHANCE OF THUNDER. BUT MUCH LESS SHEAR TODAY VS. SATURDAY SUGGESTS
LOWER CHANCE OF STRONG WIND IN STORMS.

CONVECTION WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE FOR MORE INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS.

&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 13 TO 21 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4
TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY. SMALL BOAT
OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL COASTAL
WATERS TODAY. ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
RE-DEVELOP ACROSS SOME OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING
AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY NIGHT...AND A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT THIS EVENING. PLEASE
REFER TO SJUCWFSJU FOR THE LATEST FORECAST DETAILS.

&&

.SITE SUPPORT...THE XXI CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SPORT
GAMES MAYAGUEZ 2010 WAS SCHEDULED TO KICK OFF IN MAYAGUEZ LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE OPENING CEREMONY...BUT
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS JUST AFTER NOON...RESULTED IN SOME
TREE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE DAMAGE AND SEVEN INJURIES...AND THE
CEREMONY WAS POSTPONED UNTIL LATE THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON. THE
GAMES WILL THEN RUN THROUGH SUNDAY AUGUST 1. WFO SAN JUAN WILL
CONTINUE PROVIDING ON SITE AND IN OFFICE TEAM SUPPORT TO THE
PUERTO RICO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (PREMA) AND OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. THE ON SITE TEAM MEMBERS REMAIN
IN PLACE IN MAYAGUEZ AND DAILY BRIEFINGS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT 9 AM.

THE WEATHER FOR TODAY LOOKS BETTER THAN SATURDAY...BUT SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL OCCUR ACROSS
MAYAGUEZ AND NEARBY MUNICIPALITIES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...BRIEF WIND GUSTS
AND SOME MINOR LOW LYING FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
A TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO MOST OF THE GAME SITES BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...
BUT ESPECIALLY SO ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
MONDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 77 89 79 / 40 80 80 70
STT 89 78 88 79 / 40 80 80 70

&&

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

$$

GV/BCS

[Gustywind]

000
AWCA82 TJSJ 180929
RWSVI

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
529 AM AST SUN JUL 18 2010

SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS. SHOWERS WERE ISOLATED AND NO
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WAS OBSERVED. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE UPPER
70S AND LOWER 80S WHILE THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AT AROUND 10 MPH.

EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY BUT AN APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE WILL
INCREASE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TONIGHT...TO
LAST THROUGH TUESDAY.

ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...MARINERS SHOULD EXPECT WINDS OF 15 KNOTS
OR LESS AND SEAS OF 6 FEET OR LESS THROUGH TODAY. SMALL BOAT
OPERATORS SHOULD ESPECIALLY EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
WATERS AND ANEGADA PASSAGE WHERE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

$$

[Gustywind]