Caribbean - Central America Weather

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
700 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC107-240000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0070.100423T2300Z-100424T0000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OROCOVIS PR-
700 PM AST FRI APR 23 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 MUNICIPALITY...

IN PUERTO RICO
OROCOVIS

* UNTIL 800 PM AST


LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS CONTINUING OVER MOST OF OROCOVIS AND FLOOD
WATERS IN SOME AREAS WILL NOT YET HAVE HAD TIME TO CLEAR. THEREFORE
THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ONE
MORE HOUR UNTIL 8 PM AST.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE ADVISORY AREA.

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]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
647 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC001-013-027-065-071-081-083-093-115-131-141-240145-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0069.100423T2247Z-100424T0145Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-MARICAO PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
UTUADO PR-LAS MARIAS PR-LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-ARECIBO PR-
647 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...ADJUNTAS...MARICAO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...
UTUADO...LAS MARIAS...LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO AND ARECIBO

* UNTIL 945 PM AST

* AT 646 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

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.

[Gustywind]

000
AWCA82 TJSJ 232204
RWSVI

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
604 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED OVER ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN...WHILE
ST. CROIX REMAINED PARTLY CLOUDY. THE NWS DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT ALMOST ALL OF THOSE HAD DISSIPATED AN
HOUR BEFORE SUNSET. THE HIGH IN SAINT THOMAS WAS 85 DEGREES. THE
RAIN COOLED THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE DOWN TO 78 DEGREES WHICH WAS
THE LOW FOR THE DAY SO FAR. RAINFALL FOR THE DAY AT THE CYRIL E.
KING AIRPORT AS OF 5:30 PM AST WAS 1.12 INCHES OF WHICH ALL BUT
ONE ONE HUNDREDTH FELL THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MAKES TODAY THE
SECOND WETTEST APRIL 23RD ON RECORD. THE WETTEST WAS 1.95 INCHES
IN 2007. THE HIGH IN SAINT CROIX WAS 88 DEGREES WHICH LED TO A
HEAT INDEX OF 96 DEGREES. THEY ALSO HAD TWENTY FOUR HUNDREDTHS OF
AN INCH OF RAIN.

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE
GENTLE TO MODERATE BUT HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS...SOME POSSIBLY HEAVY ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...SEAS OF 4 FEET OR LESS AND WINDS OF 14 KNOTS
OR LESS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.

$$

[cycloneye]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
814 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC017-091-241200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0003.100424T0014Z-100424T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BARCELONETA PR-MANATI PR-
814 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BARCELONETA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
MANATI MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BARCELONETA...

* UNTIL 800 AM AST SATURDAY

* AT 801 PM AST RIVER SENSORS IN CIALES SHOWED A CREST OF 14.49 FEET
ON THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI. THIS MEANS THAT AT ONE TIME OVER 38
THOUSAND CUBIC FEET OF WATER WERE PASSING THROUGH THE CHANNEL. THIS
IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO SEND THE LOWER REACHES OF THE RIO GRANDE
DE MANATI INTO FLOOD.

* RIO GRANDE DE MANATI WILL BEGIN TO RISE BEFORE 10 PM AST AND WILL
FLOOD ROAD 666 AND 667 IN SECTOR CACHETE.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN RIO GRANDE DE MANATI FROM CIALES TO
MANATI. THE FLOOD CREST IS EXPECTED TO REACH MANATI BY 2 AM AST.
FLOOD STAGES OF AT LEAST 27 FEET ARE EXPECTED...BUT A FLOOD STAGE OF
32 FEET IS POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN SECTOR CACHETE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE A ROUTE OF ESCAPE AND/OR MAKE PREPARATIONS TO LEAVE NOW IF THEY
ARE IN A VULNERABLE AREA.

[tropicana]

Regional Weather Summary
Fri Apr 23 2010

Friday's Highs and rain (if any)

Piarco, C. Trinidad 35.6C 96F trace
Crown Point, Tobago 31.8C 89F

Grantley Adams, Barbados 31.6C 89F 0.2mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 31.4C 88F 5.1mm
Hewannora, St Lucia 31.9C 90F trace
Vigie, St Lucia 32.2C 90F 2.7mm

Melville Hall, Dominica 31.2C 88F 0.2mm
Canefield, Dominica 31.2C 88F trace
Le Lamentin, Martinique 32.5C 91F
Le Raizet, Guadeloupe 32.0C 90F

Golden Rock, St Kitts 29.8C 86F
West End, Anguilla 31.4C 88F
VC Bird, Antigua 29.8C 86F

St Thomas, VI XX XX 3mm
St Maarten, VI 30.9C 88F
San Juan, Puerto Rico 30.6C 87F

Norman Manley, Jamaica 32.9C 91F
Sangster, Montego Bay, Jamaica 32.5C 91F
Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 31.8C 89F
Havana, Cuba 32.4C 90F

Nassau, Bahamas 27.8C 82F
Hamilton, Bermuda 21.2C 70F

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC121-153-240315-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0016.100424T0024Z-100424T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
824 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
SABANA GRANDE
YAUCO

* UNTIL 1115 PM AST

* AT 814 PM AST...STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED RIO
LOCO WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS IN BARRIO SUSUA ALTA. THIS RIVER IS
SWOLLEN WITH FLOOD WATERS FROM VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT OCCURRED JUST A
FEW HOURS AGO AND ALL REACHES OF THE RIVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
DANGEROUS.

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 1814 6686 1801 6687 1807 6691 1812 6692

$$

SNELL

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

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC039-240300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0017.100424T0059Z-100424T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
859 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO
CIALES

* UNTIL 1100 PM AST

* AT 849 PM AST...WATER IS STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN THE RIO GRANDE
DE MANATI AT CIALES.

FOR THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI NEAR CIALES - CIAP4
FLOOD STAGE - 10 FEET.
AT 849 PM AST...THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD
FALLEN TO...11.30 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BEFORE 11 PM BUT WILL BE AFFECTING DOWNSTREAM AREAS EVEN
AFTER THE RIVER GAGE FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM SATURDAY FOR THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF MANATI AND BARCELONETA THROUGH WHICH THE RIO
GRANDE DE MANATI TRAVELS.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 1837 6646 1836 6645 1830 6644 1830 6647
1836 6649

$$

SNELL

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

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
942 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC029-031-063-119-139-240345-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0071.100424T0142Z-100424T0345Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GURABO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-CANOVANAS PR-CAROLINA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-
942 PM AST FRI APR 23 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
GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 1145 PM AST

* AT 941 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING
BETWEEN GURABO AND RIO GRANDE AND MORE SHOWERS WERE BEING FED INTO
THIS BAND FROM THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING IN SOME AREAS
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

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.

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 IF YOU ARE NEAR SMALL STREAM.

[cycloneye]

Heavy rains persist in interior Puerto Rico at this hour,causing numerous flood warnings.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
925 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC023-067-097-241115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0004.100424T0125Z-100424T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-CABO ROJO PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
925 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GUANAJIBO AS IT AFFECTS...
CABO ROJO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
HORMIGUEROS MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
MAYAGUEZ MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 715 AM AST SATURDAY

* AT 8:15 PM AST THE RIVER SENSOR ON THE RIO GUANAJIBO AT SAN GERMAN
SHOWED A CREST OF 13.10 FEET FROM VERY HEAVY RAINS IN SABANA GRANDE.
IT HAS DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE SINCE...HOWEVER...THIS WILL BRING A
FLOW OF OVER SIX THOUSAND CUBIC FEET PER SECOND INTO HORMIGUEROS
RIVER PLUS FLOW FROM OTHER TRIBUTARIES.

* FLOOD WATERS FROM THE RIO GUANAJIBO AND WATERS FROM THE RIO
ROSARIO WILL CAUSE THE RIO GUANAJIBO TO LEAVE ITS BANKS IN SAN
GERMAN AND HORMIGUEROS. DOWNSTREAM FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED BETWEEN
THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MAYAGUEZ AND CABO ROJO.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE RIO GUANAJIBO FROM SAN GERMAN TO
HORMIGUEROS. A FLOOD CREST OF 20 TO 23 FEET IS EXPECTED TO REACH
HORMIGUEROS BY 1 AM AST.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1007 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC021-047-105-107-240500-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0072.100424T0207Z-100424T0500Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-COROZAL PR-OROCOVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-
1007 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...COROZAL...OROCOVIS AND NARANJITO

* UNTIL 100 AM AST

* AT 1005 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA AS HEAVY SHOWERS REMAIN ANCHORED ALONG A LINE OF
CONVERGENCE FROM SOUTHWEST BAYAMON TO OROCOVIS.

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]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1103 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC013-240900-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0005.100424T0303Z-100424T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ARECIBO PR-
1103 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO FROM DOS BOCAS TO THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN...

* UNTIL 500 AM AST SATURDAY

* AT 1059 PM AST...THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO BELOW DOS BOCAS HAD
RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT SAN PEDRO...AND WAS CONTINUING TO RISE.
ADDITIONALLY...THE LEVEL OF DOS BOCAS HAS RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AS
WELL...SO CONTINUED FLOODING DOWNSTREAM IS LIKELY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR MODERATE FLOODING
ALONG THE RIVER THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

[Macrocane]

Today has been a very warm day in Central America, today's temperatures:

Santa Ana, El Salvador
min:21°C/70°F max:33.9°C/93°F

San Salvador, El Salvador
min:22°C/72°F max:33°C/91.4°F

San Miguel, El Salvador
min:26°C/78.8°F max: 40°C/104°F

Belize city, Belize
min:23°C/73°F max:32°C/90°F

Guatemala city, Guatemala
min:17°C/63°F max:29°C/84°F

Tegucigalpa, Honduras
min:19°C/66°F max:32°C/90°F

Managua, Nicaragua
min:24°C/75°F max:37°C/99°F

San Jose, Costa Rica
min:21°C/70°F max: 31°C/88°F

Panama City, Panama
min:25°C/77°F max:35°C/95°F

[Macrocane]

It is possible that the high temperatures will be lower in 7 or 8 days if the GFS prediction verifies, this has been discussed in the long range models thread but I wanted to post it here as there is the potential for heavy rains in Central America next week:

[cycloneye]

Going to bed but tommorow I will continue to post these flood warnings as events progress and it looks like at least this will last thru Saturday.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1146 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

PRC029-031-063-119-139-240645-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0071.000000T0000Z-100424T0645Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GURABO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-CANOVANAS PR-CAROLINA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-
1146 PM AST FRI APR 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

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

IN PUERTO RICO
GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 245 AM AST

AT 1130 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUE TO INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN
BETWEEN GURABO AND RIO GRANDE AND MORE SHOWERS WERE BEING FED INTO
THIS BAND FROM THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING IN SOME AREAS
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. FOR THAT REASON THE ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED FOR
THESE MUNICIPALITIES UNTIL 245 AM AST.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

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.

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.

[Gustywind]

000
FXCA62 TJSJ 240928
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
528 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD MID TO UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS SPREAD
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC...WITH SHORT WAVE PERTURBATION AND ASSOCIATED
VORTICITY MAXIMA BEING PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING BY A
SUBTROPICAL JET SEGMENT. THIS WILL MAINTAIN UNSTABLE AND DIVERGENT
PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THE UPPER FEATURE
IS SUPPORTED BY LOW LEVEL TROUGH AND AREA OF CONVERGENCE ALONG OLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH REMAINED DRAPED ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN
EASTERN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
LATEST MIMIC TPW AS WELL AS SAN JUAN GPS-MET DATA INDICATED
PRECIPITABLE WATER REMAINED WELL ABOVE 2.0 INCHES ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH LATEST GFS MODEL CONTINUING TO SUGGEST MOIST AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA AND SHIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL ENHANCE THE EASTERLY WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. THIS IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE BAND OF
MOISTURE ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO LINGER ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THEREFORE...EXPECT THE FAVORABLE UPPER
LEVEL CONDITIONS AND ABUNDANCE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE...TO AGAIN
COMBINE WITH LOCAL AND DIURNAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE ENHANCED
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND
PARTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SUNDAY. AREAS
OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS
NORTHEAST...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO
DURING THE DAY...WITH GOOD CHANCE OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING IN SOME AREAS...AS WELL AS POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES IN
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN...WHERE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL HAD
OCCURRED IN RECENT DAYS. EXPECT INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF PASSING
SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...WITH MOST OF THE
RAINFALL OCCURRING ONLY IN ISOLATED SPOTS ACROSS THESE ISLANDS.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS TIST
UNTIL AT LEAST 24/11Z. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE LOCAL TAF SITES MOSTLY
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 24/16Z. PERIODS OF MVFR OR EVEN
IFR CEILINGS...VISIBILITIES AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED
FROM 24/17 TO 24/23Z...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TJPS...TJMZ AND TJBQ DUE TO
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE
DATA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...A SMALL PLUME OF VOLCANIC ASH OR STEAM
WAS MOVING NORTHWEST FROM MONTSERRAT BUT APPEARS IT WILL NOT AFFECT
THE LOCAL TAF SITES AT THIS TIME.

&&

.MARINE...
ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...SEAS OF 5 FEET OR LESS AND WINDS OF
17 KNOTS OR LESS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
WINDS AND SEAS ON SUNDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...THE MORNING LOW OF 80 DEGREES ON APRIL 23 2010 NOW
HOLDS THE RECORD WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE IN SAN JUAN.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1987 ON THAT DATE AND
ON THE 16TH AND 17TH OF MARCH IN 1983. THIS IS ALSO THE RECORD WARMEST
MINIMUM FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AND SO EARLY IN THE SEASON. PLEASE REFER
TO THE LATEST NEWS HEADLINE ON OUR WEB PAGE AT http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECORD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 85 76 86 76 / 40 30 30 30
STT 84 77 85 78 / 40 40 40 30

&&

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

$$

72/09

[Gustywind]

000
AWCA82 TJSJ 240856
RWSVI

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
500 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING
ACROSS ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN...WHILE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED
ACROSS ST CROIX. A LINE OF SHOWERS PERSISTED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN
THE MORNING FROM ST THOMAS...SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
WATERS. THE WINDS WERE MOSTLY EAST NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND
THE LOCAL TEMPERATURES EARLY IN THE MORNING RANGED FROM THE UPPER
70S TO THE LOWER 80S.

A MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL BE GENTLE TO MODERATE BUT HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS...SOME POSSIBLY HEAVY ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...SEAS OF 4 FEET OR LESS AND WINDS OF 14
KNOTS OR LESS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.

$$

[Gustywind]

[cycloneye]

Good morning to all. I am afraid that I will be posting more flood advisories and warnings today.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
452 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

PRC029-031-063-077-085-103-119-139-241215-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-100424T1215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNCOS PR-GURABO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-NAGUABO PR-
CANOVANAS PR-CAROLINA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-
452 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

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

IN PUERTO RICO
JUNCOS...GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...LAS PIEDRAS...NAGUABO...
CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 815 AM AST

AT 445 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH AREAS OF VERY
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. MORE SHOWERS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES FROM THE EAST DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND FOR THAT REASON THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THESE MUNICIPALITIES UNTIL 815 AM AST.

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.

[Gustywind]

Good morning to all. I am afraid that I will be posting more flood advisories and warnings today.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
452 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

PRC029-031-063-077-085-103-119-139-241215-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0074.000000T0000Z-100424T1215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNCOS PR-GURABO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-NAGUABO PR-
CANOVANAS PR-CAROLINA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-
452 AM AST SAT APR 24 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

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

IN PUERTO RICO
JUNCOS...GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...LAS PIEDRAS...NAGUABO...
CANOVANAS...CAROLINA AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 815 AM AST

AT 445 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH AREAS OF VERY
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. MORE SHOWERS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES FROM THE EAST DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND FOR THAT REASON THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THESE MUNICIPALITIES UNTIL 815 AM AST.

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.

Absolutely Cycloneye that's a bit worrying