Caribbean - Central America Weather

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1030 PM AST FRI MAY 28 2010

PRC007-009-019-021-025-035-041-043-045-047-061-101-105-107-135-149-
290500-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0149.000000T0000Z-100529T0500Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-COAMO PR-CAYEY PR-COROZAL PR-COMERIO
PR-AIBONITO PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-OROCOVIS PR-NARANJITO
PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYNABO PR-
1030 PM AST FRI MAY 28 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

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

IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...CAGUAS...CIDRA...COAMO...CAYEY...COROZAL...COMERIO...
AIBONITO...AGUAS BUENAS...BARRANQUITAS...OROCOVIS...NARANJITO...
MOROVIS...TOA ALTA...VILLALBA AND GUAYNABO

* UNTIL 100 AM AST

* AT 1025 PM AST...THE NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO
RICO. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY
OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID
RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG
ROADWAYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FOR THOSE REASONS
THE FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1 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.

[cycloneye]

Good morning.Is not over yet as more rain is expected so stay tuned.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
413 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-292015-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-100530T0000Z/
/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
413 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 THIS EVENING

* A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER PUERTO RICO
AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. THIS
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE WITH LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS...TO
PRODUCE PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED SOILS
ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...THIS RAINFALL HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING...
AND ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INDUCE DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES IN
AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

* RESIDENTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
REMAIN ALERT TO DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AS AREAL RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...ARE STILL ANTICIPATED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

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.

[cycloneye]

AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
517 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...ELONGATED SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTHWEST FROM THE WEST
ATLANTIC ACROSS PUERTO RICO..THEN INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. THIS
WEATHER FEATURE WILL MAINTAIN A WARM MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW
ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MOST OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DISSIPATED OR MOVES EAST TOWARD THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS. SEVERAL FLOOD ADVISORIES..FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND
FLOOD WARNING WERE ISSUED FOR SECTIONS AND RIVERS ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO.

AT THIS MOMENT THE DOPPLER RADAR IS SHOWING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE MONA PASSAGE. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AND AFFECT THE
LOCALS ISLANDS AND THEIR SURROUNDING WATERS THROUGH MID MORNING.
SATELLITE IMAGES ARE SHOWING A DRIER AIR MASS BEHIND THESE
SHOWERS..THIS WILL ALLOW MORE DIURNAL HEATING TO OCCUR TODAY.
ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE NOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE HISPANIOLA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST...INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY THE
CLOUD AND SHOWER COVERAGE MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.

EXTREMELY SATURATED SOILS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...THEREFORE
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.




&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST TAF SITES DURING
THE MORNING HOURS. BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS TJBQ...TJMZ...AND TJPS IN PASSING SHOWERS. FOR THIS AFTERNOON
OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDS AND TEMPORARY IFR CONDITIONS WITH MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS IN DEVELOPING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TJSJ...TJMZ...TJPS...AND TJBQ. PREVAILING VFR
CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TKPK AND TNCM...WITH BRIEF MVFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

&&

.MARINE...ALTHOUGH SEAS AND WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL...
MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR SPECIAL MARINE BULLETINS FOR NEAR SEVERE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 89 78 92 78 / 70 30 40 0
STT 86 79 87 80 / 70 60 30 30

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL INTERIOR-
CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-NORTH
CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SAN JUAN AND
VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-WESTERN INTERIOR.

VI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ST CROIX-ST.
THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

[Gustywind]

[tropicana]

Trinidad and Tobago Update

Sat May 29, 2010

A tropical wave and ITCZ continues to produce showers and localized intense
thunderstorms across the Trinidad and Tobago area.
Tobago was again hard hit overnight, with reports out of Crown Point
indicating as much as 65mm of rain ( approaching 3 inches) . On already
saturated soil from this weeks rainfall, fl0oding and landslides would no
doubt be problems today .
Piarco Airport was reporting heavy rainfall, and up to 8mm has fallen in the
6 hours to 8am.

Quite astonishingly, and in a huge turn-around from recent months, May 2010
was quickly approaching the wettest May ever at Piarco Airport.
The wettest May on record is May 1958 with 367.8mm.
Current rainfalls have brought the rainfall figure for this month up to near
308mm.

May 2010 in the west has been substantially less, with rainfall figures at
Maraval for the month at 133mm
The wettest ever May in the west is currently May 2004 with 194mm.

[cycloneye]

Macrocane,I found this web cam from El Salvador coast in another forum.I will post it at the first post album page of this thread below the volcano one in that country that is already there.

The sea looks very rough there.

[Macrocane]

Thanks cycloneye! It seems that the situation is more dangerous now for Guatemala and El Salvador, I'm specially worried for central Guatemala that was affected by the eruption and east El Salvador that has seen already lots of rain. On interesting thing is that since last night the winds are the new ingredient of the event, the whole week was raining but we had little or no wind but last night the winds have incresed their speed up to 15 km/h (9 mph) it's not a big deal but I found it interesting...As I am writing this fog is coming down from the mountains.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
920 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

PRC017-091-301345-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100530T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BARCELONETA PR-MANATI PR-
920 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* 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 945 AM AST SUNDAY

* AT 907 AM AST...USGS RIVER SENSOR ON THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI AT
MANATI INDICATES THAT THE RIVER IS SLOWLY RECEDING BUT STILL REMAINS
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET...THE CURRENT RIVER
STAGE IS 29.06 FEET AND FALLING. SINCE THE RIVER REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...THE FLOOD WARNING
WILL BE EXTENDED AT LEAST THROUGH 945 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING.
MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY.

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...

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.

FLOODING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS. 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 WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1002 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

PRC051-135-137-301430-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100530T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1002 AM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
DORADO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DORADO...
TOA ALTA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...

* UNTIL 1030 AM AST SUNDAY

* AT 945 AM AST...USGS RIVER SENSOR ON THE RIO DE LA PLATA AT TOA
ALTA INDICATES THAT THE RIVER IS SLOWLY RECEDING. THE CURRENT RIVER
STAGE IS 14.65 FEET AND FALLING...FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. DUE TO
THE ELEVATED RIVER LEVEL...COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH AT LEAST 10:30 AM AST SUNDAY MORNING. MODERATE FLOODING IS
EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY.

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...

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.

FLOODING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS. 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]

Sadly,one person has been found dead after a river took him while he was driving.

http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/hal ... z0pKeGzBUh

[bvigal]

Even more sadly, his wife most likely perished, too. I don't know the location, if it's likely they will find her body. I hope so, for the family.

I've seen cars floating down interstate highways with only 8 inches of fast-moving water! The first time I saw shallow water float a car, I couldn't believe my eyes. You always hear the warnings, but it's tough to actually believe it can happen, until you see it first-hand. Somehow, you feel that if the water isn't flooding the car, it won't wash away... unfortunately, it often happens the other way around.

[cycloneye]

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1258 PM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

PRZ001>007-009-011-292000-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-SOUTHWEST-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
EASTERN INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-WESTERN INTERIOR-
1258 PM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

.NOW...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF PUERTO RICO. THESE SHOWERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL
BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS INCREASING THE
POTENTIAL FOR MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. BRIEF PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 4:00 PM AST.

$$

MARTINEZ

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

[bvigal]

It's raining again and we've had some periods of actual sunshine this morning, but it did feel like a steam bath. Take a look at the precipitable water, the highest color on the scale covers almost the entire Caribbean and north of us and east. I had about a gallon of water poured into my bedroom last night via a window that didn't leak on Thursday, go figure! Wind from just the perfect direction for said window, SW. It now has a piece of plexiglass screwed over it.

The weather map is a big trough running from low (former 90L) down to Central America to low in EPAC. Yesterday volcanos exploded within hour of each other in Equador and Guatemala, last night one Guam. Where is Chicken Little when you need her? stay dry, neighbors!!

[msbee]

Sadly,one person has been found dead after a river took him while he was driving.

http://www.wapa.tv/noticias/locales/hal ... z0pKeGzBUh

I am so sorry to hear that Luis.
It's so sad when these kind of accidents occur.

We had a heavy thunderstorm here in St Maarten around noon time. heavy wind..vertical rain, roads flooding.
all clear now.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
131 PM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

PRC021-029-031-033-047-051-053-061-087-089-101-105-119-127-135-137-
139-143-145-292030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0153.100529T1731Z-100529T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-COROZAL PR-NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-
TRUJILLO ALTO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-LUQUILLO PR-GUAYNABO PR-
CANOVANAS PR-FAJARDO PR-CAROLINA PR-CATANO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
SAN JUAN PR-LOIZA PR-RIO GRANDE PR-TOA BAJA PR-
131 PM AST SAT MAY 29 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...NARANJITO...MOROVIS...TOA ALTA...TRUJILLO
ALTO...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...LUQUILLO...GUAYNABO...CANOVANAS...
FAJARDO...CAROLINA...CATANO...VEGA BAJA...SAN JUAN...LOIZA...RIO
GRANDE AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 129 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...AT LEAST
UNTIL 4:30 PM 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.

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC127-292115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0044.100529T1820Z-100529T2115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
220 PM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN

* UNTIL 515 PM AST

* AT 212 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS WILL
GENERATE A VERY FAST RISE TO FLOOD STAGE ON THE RIO PIEDRAS. RESIDENTS
IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. THE RIVER WILL FLOOD ROUTE 842 IN
BARRIO CARRAIZO. OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS 5:00 PM
AST.

LAT...LON 1847 6612 1846 6608 1836 6604 1835 6607

$$

MARTINEZ

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

[Gustywind]

Be aware Msbee, Meteo-France has focused on the fact that strong tstorms cells are near the Northern Leewards. At at anytime they can boom !!! so be carefull. The risk is hopefully less strong for Guadeloupe.
Stay safe

[tropicana]

HEAVY RAINS POUND JAMAICA FRIDAY
Fri May 28 2010

KINGSTON: MANY HOMES were flooded Fri day as some sections of the island experienced up to four to six inches of rainfall. The Meteorological Service issued a flash-flood watch for the low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes Friday.

On Friday, 15 homes were flooded in New Haven, St Andrew.There have also been reports of flooding in Callaloo Mews and Patrick City, as well as fallen trees in the Portmore area.

The rains currently affecting the island have been triggered by a trough, which is expected to remain until Sunday.
Troughs are elongated areas of relatively low atmospheric pressure that cause precipitation. They are a regular part of the weather pattern in the Caribbean.

Heavy rains that pelted the island Friday left several roads in St Catherine impassable, as some communities in the southern parish were transformed into mini-lakes, partly because of poor drainage.
Checks made at the Spanish Town Hospital found personnel using water boots and raincoats while performing their duties. The police have advised motorists to traverse the Bog Walk gorge with caution, as falling boulders pose danger to the key corridor, which links the capital with resort towns in St Mary, St Ann and St James
.

[cycloneye]

Afternoon discussion by NWS San Juan

More periods of rainfall is forecast for the next few days.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
302 PM AST SAT MAY 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE IS NOSING INTO THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE
EAST WHILE A TROUGH JUST NORTH OF HISPANIOLA PASSES NORTH OF THE
LOCAL AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE TROUGH AND
EXTENDS FROM STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CARIBBEAN.

AT MID LEVELS...A MID LATITUDE TROUGH PULLS OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS WEST SOUTHWEST INTO THE CARIBBEAN.
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK.

AT LOWER LEVELS...THE STREAM OF MOISTURE CONTINUES FROM THE SOUTH
ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF A WEAK TROUGH THAT PERSISTS JUST WEST OF
THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH MONDAY. LOWER LEVEL WINDS BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOME MOISTURE CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY
AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY. DRYING IS EXPECTED TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SEA BREEZES DEVELOPED ON THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST COASTS AND TRIGGERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN
OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND SOME OF NORTH CENTRAL PUERTO RICO.
THESE CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AND WILL BE OFF THE ISLAND
BY 4 PM AST. THIS CAUSE THE RIO PIEDRAS TO FLOOD AT HATO REY. TERMINAL
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES MORE SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN PUERTO
RICO. THESE MAY CROSS THROUGH THE REST OF PUERTO RICO BEFORE THE
AFTERNOON END. MODELS ARE WET THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY
WEDNESDAY THOUGH WINDS SHIFT LATE SUNDAY TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION. IN THE MEANTIME TONIGHT THE SOUTH COAST WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE MORE SHOWERS. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY
AND EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. THE ACTIVITY
SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA IS EXPECTED TO REACH PUERTO RICO AFTER 30/06Z
AND THIS PLUME MAY PERSIST PAST 30/18Z SO RAIN ON SUNDAY SHOULD BE
GREATER THAN RAIN RECEIVED TODAY. AT THIS TIME MODELS ALSO SUGGEST
THAT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND COULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE STRONG
SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE WILL LEAVE THE
WATCH IN PLACE UNTIL 8 PM WITH AN EYE TO EXTENDING IT AS
CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE NAM...GFS AND ECMWF ALL CONTINUE HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGH TUESDAY AND THE ECMWF DOES NOT LOWER
THIS HIGH RH AT 850 MB UNTIL AFTER 00Z ON 03 JUNE. SHOULD THIS
HAPPEN THERE MAY BE SUFFICIENT DIVERGENCE ALOFT FOR ANOTHER ROUND
OF WET WEATHER OVER PUERTO RICO AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS.

&&

.AVIATION...
OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS AND TAF SITES DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS IN +SHRA
OR +TSRA. PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TKPK AND TNCM...WITH
BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WATCH FOR FREQUENT MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS.

&&

.MARINE...CONDITIONS STILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
STAGE. BUT EXPECT AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3
DAYS TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY.

[Macrocane]

I've recorded this video some minutes ago, strong wind gusts are affecting El Salvador, a tree have just fell out of my house:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvuUSkdoIc