Caribbean - Central America Weather

[Gustywind]

Luis
I think MJ is in Maine for the entire summer
she's avoiding all this

Hi Msbee glad to see you here!

[cycloneye]

Luis
I think MJ is in Maine for the entire summer
she's avoiding all this

Ok ok. Thanks Barbara for the info.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1205 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

VIC010-020-030-201900-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0283.100720T1605Z-100720T1900Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAINT JOHN VI-SAINT THOMAS VI-SAINT CROIX VI-
1205 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS...

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT JOHN...SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 300 PM AST

* AT NOON AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED POCKETS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN EMBEDDED IN AREAS OF DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF...ON ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...WILL CAUSE FLOODING
OF SMALL CREEKS AND GUTS...AND LOW SPOTS IN HIGHWAYS.
ADDITIONALLY...ROADS AND LAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS
AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.


MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

[jaxfladude]

Stay safe y'all!

[Gustywind]

[cycloneye]

Sad news to report as the authorities found a 14 year old dead as a river in Bayamon Puerto Rico took him.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/hallancuerpod ... 45338.html

[Gustywind]

that's sad sad sad...

[cycloneye]

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE
EXTEND FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WESTWARD TO HISPANIOLA.
ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM DOES NOT YET HAVE A CLOSED CIRCULATION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS
BECOMING BETTER DEFINED JUST NORTH OF THE EASTERN TIP OF
HISPANIOLA. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE
FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AT ABOUT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THERE IS A HIGH
CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
OR STORM DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...HAITI...
EASTERN CUBA...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$
FORECASTER BROWN/CANGIALOSI

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
VIC010-202015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0070.100720T1714Z-100720T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
114 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING ISLAND

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 415 PM AST

* AT 103 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SAINT CROIX. A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER
REPORTED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO THE RAIN THAT HAS BEEN POUNDING THESE ISLANDS ON AND OFF
ALL DAY. WITH THE CURRENT URBAN FLOODING...SWOLLEN RIVERS...
STREAMS...AND GUTS AND THE IMPENDING RAINFALL...A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF SAINT CROIX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 1768 6459 1764 6491 1768 6494 1777 6494
1782 6481 1778 6455 1773 6455

$$

SANCHEZ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

[Gustywind]

Plenty of rain straight on PR and adjacent islands...

[bvigal]

000
WGCA52 TJSJ 201804
FFWSJU
VIC020-030-202000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0071.100720T1804Z-100720T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
204 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT JOHN
SAINT THOMAS

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

* AT 155 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA. THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO THE RAIN THAT HAS BEEN POUNDING THESE ISLANDS ON AND OFF ALL DAY.
WITH THE CURRENT URBAN FLOODING...SWOLLEN RIVERS... STREAMS...AND
GUTS AND THE INCOMING HEAVY RAINFALL...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN MOUNTAINOUS OR HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER
CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT
ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 1828 6463 1828 6498 1841 6502 1841 6473
1840 6467 1839 6465

$$

AAS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

unplugging computer for 2nd time, thunder is terrible.

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
232 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED NORTH NORTHWEST OF THE LOCAL
AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WILL LIFT FURTHER WEST NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS INTO THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN. AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL HISPANIOLA THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE
LOCAL AREA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...
CULEBRA...THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACTIVE TROPICAL
WAVE...ACROSS CENTRAL HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST NORTHWESTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE REGION
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN A GENERALLY
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW BEHIND THIS WAVE...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AS TRAILING MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE ISLANDS. EXPECT URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING TO OCCUR
WITH THE TRAILING MOISTURE OF THE WAVE AND THE POTENTIAL STILL
EXISTS FOR FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
CLOSELY MONITORED. SEVERAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
WERE ISSUED SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON FOR VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND FOR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR ALL
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS UNTIL THIS EVENING.

THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT ABUNDANT CLOUDINESS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. IN FACT THE
GFS DEVELOPS THIS TROPICAL WAVE AS TROPICAL CYCLONE ACROSS THE
EASTERN BAHAMAS BY THURSDAY. IF THIS SITUATION VERIFY...TRAILING
MOISTURE OR FEEDING BANKS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND
EARLY FRIDAY...MAINTAINING THE PRESENT WET WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE
REST OF THE WORK WEEK. A RELATIVELY "DRIER" AIR MASS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE EAST LATE FRIDAY...DECREASING THE CHANCES
OF SHOWERS. IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS REASONING THE GFS FORECAST
SOUNDING SUGGESTS PWAT VALUES ABOVE 2.0 INCHES UNTIL LATE THURSDAY
DECREASING BELOW 2.0 INCHES BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE BEHIND A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS
HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD CLOUDS AND
SHRA ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST...DURING NEXT 12 TO
18 HOURS. TEMPO MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS TIST AND TISX UNTIL AT LEAST 21/0400Z. MOISTURE ACROSS
CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD...PRODUCING PERIODS OF
MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS TJPS AND TJSJ AFTER 20/21Z. LLVL
WINDS AT 10-20 KNOTS MAINLY FROM SOUTHEAST WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE
EAST SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
326 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

PRC003-005-013-017-027-039-054-065-071-081-091-099-115-131-141-
202230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0284.100720T1926Z-100720T2230Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-CIALES PR-FLORIDA PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-UTUADO PR-AGUADILLA PR-AGUADA PR-LARES PR-
BARCELONETA PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-MANATI PR-ARECIBO PR-
326 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...CIALES...FLORIDA...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN
SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...AGUADILLA...AGUADA...LARES...BARCELONETA...
CAMUY...HATILLO...MANATI AND ARECIBO

* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 325 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAD FALLEN ACROSS SECTIONS OF PATILLAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
PRODUCING RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND PONDING OF
WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL
AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

[msbee]

Luis
I think MJ is in Maine for the entire summer
she's avoiding all this

Hi Msbee glad to see you here!

Gusty, I'm here, watching all this weather and worrying about you all.
I am still off island. Hope everyone will be safe.

THat's sad about the death in PR, luis

[Gustywind]

Luis
I think MJ is in Maine for the entire summer
she's avoiding all this

Hi Msbee glad to see you here!

Gusty, I'm here, watching all this weather and worrying about you all.
I am still off island. Hope everyone will be safe.

THat's sad about the death in PR, luis

Tkanks Barbara glad of all these infos from you

[Macrocane]

Hi, I hope that everyone is OK in the Caribbean, I want to share with you the link to San Salvador radar, it's not the type of radar we are used to see on this board but I think it's good to see the intensity of the rain that is falling over the central part of El Salvador:

http://www.snet.gob.sv/googlemaps/radares/radar.php

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
643 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

PRC049-147-210145-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0288.100720T2243Z-100721T0145Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA PR-VIEQUES PR-
643 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
CULEBRA AND VIEQUES

* UNTIL 945 PM AST

* AT 627 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY
SHOWERS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF
WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS
AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

[cycloneye]

TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010

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

A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE...LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC...IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WESTWARD TO HISPANIOLA.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A CLOSED CIRCULATION HAS NOT YET
FORMED. HOWEVER...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE... 60 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC... HAITI...EASTERN CUBA...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...
AND THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE HEAVY RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$
FORECASTER PASCH

[bvigal]

Whew! Can't remember the last time we had so much thunder. It may have been during Frances or Jeanne in 2004. I know Omar didn't have thunder like that. I have 3 buckets under the skylight - not because I expect to fill 3 buckets, because it's dripping in about 5 different places. It did completely soak the big giant towel I had down, can't remember it ever getting so soggy. We did have enough rain earlier, however, for the government to dismiss their employees early today and phone company to close all their offices at 3. One online reporter posted some pics of wet streets and full ghuts at http://bvinews.com/flooding-in-road-town/.

Rain is still coming down at a moderate rate. Holy cow, just had a HUGE, loud clap of thunder and it took about 15 seconds to fade away! Guess I'll unplug yet again to protect my expensive UPS from lightning (power conduit from fenceline to apartment house used to be buried, but last couple of years it's on top of the ground, so taking no chances). Maybe also get out some candles. Just looked at radar again, and there are some more tstorms, red radar blobs, reaching St. Croix and headed north.

Karen, looks like you're still getting drenched. Luis, it looks like central PR and San Juan area being spared (for a change), but don't know if that will last. Stay dry if you can! Sorry to hear about the drowing!
Oh and Hi to Barbara! Enjoy your visit!

[cycloneye]

It looks like Puerto Roco will be drenched by looking at the radar and now the flash flood watch has been extended thru Wednesday evening.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
758 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-211200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0007.000000T0000Z-100722T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...
SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...
LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA`S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
758 PM AST TUE JUL 20 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...
EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...NORTH CENTRAL...
NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND
VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST...VIEQUES AND WESTERN INTERIOR.
IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT
ISLANDS.

* THROUGH 8 PM AST WEDNESDAY

* TRAILING MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WHICH
IS LOCATED WEST OF THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE
HAS BEEN A BREAK IN THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF
PUERTO RICO. THESE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE LOCAL
AREA OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN NEW FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IN
ADDITION...DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...
AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH
FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE
CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE HEAVY
RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR
YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

&&

$$

CASTRO