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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9161 Postby Macrocane » Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:03 pm

Yesterday Belize experienced the coolest highs in several months, in the rest of the region the temps were near normal except for some parts of Panama that had warmer than normal highs.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 24°C (75°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.3°C (70.3°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 11.6°C (52.9°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 19.8°C (67.6°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 13.8°C (56.8°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.4°C (74.1°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66.2°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 19°C (66°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 16.8°C (62.2°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.2°C (43.2°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 23.5°C (74.3°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.2°C (73.8°F)
Boquete, Panama 15.6°C (60.1°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 28°C (82°F) Coolest since March 16
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 24.3°C (75.7°F) Coolest since February 19
Guatemala city, Guatemala 24°C (75°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 21.3°C (70.3°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 32°C (90°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 28.6°C (83.5°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.1°C (70.0°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 33.2°C (91.8°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 31°C (88°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 32°C (90°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 29.5°C (85.1°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 14.9°C (58.8°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 30.4°C (86.7°F)
Panama city, Panama 32.7°C (90.9°F)
Boquete, Panama 24.4°C (75.9°F) Warmest since April 25.
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9162 Postby cycloneye » Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:08 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
250 PM AST WED JUL 6 2011

.SYNOPSIS... A TUTT CONTINUES TO RE-ALIGN AND BECOME LOCATED JUST
WEST THROUGH NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT AND THEN
REMAINS THERE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY AND PROBABLY
BEYOND. STILL EXPECT TUTT INDUCED LOW TO MID LEVEL PERTURBATION
AND DEEP MOISTURE SURGE TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE PASSING ACROSS
OR JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OR
EARLY SATURDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A CU LINE DEVELOPED OVER EL YUNQUE AND AFFECTED THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN AREA. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED AVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO. HEAVY SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES BUT DUE TO THE QUICK
MOVEMENT OF THESE SHOWERS...ONLY GENERATED BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES.

SATELLITE IMAGES ARE SHOWING AN LARGE AREA OF INCREASING MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED TO A LOW TO MID LEVEL REFLECTION OVER THE SOUTHERN
CARIBBEAN. THIS AREA IS FORECAST TO REACH THE LOCAL WATERS ON
THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THE CHANCES FOR ACTIVE
WEATHER TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...EXPECT A TROPICAL WAVE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED MOISTURE...ALTHOUGH DEEPEST MAY REMAIN JUST TO OUR
SOUTH...TO PRODUCE A SECOND ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS.


&&

.AVIATION...BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS
ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 06/22Z ACROSS TJMZ AND TJBQ. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE
LOCAL TAF SITES...PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
NEXT 12 HOURS. FOR TOMORROW MOISTURE WILL INCREASE WITH MVFR OR EVEN
IFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE
LOCAL TAF SITES ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 07/18Z AND 07/22Z...IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.


&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 21 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF
7 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS MOST OF THE
LOCAL COASTAL WATERS TODAY. IT STILL APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF
THE LOCAL WATERS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT DID NOT START
ADVISORY WITH THIS PACKAGE DUE TO TIMING UNCERTAINTY...BORDERLINE
SITUATION AND BEGINNING IN THE THIRD PERIOD OF THE FORECAST.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 78 88 78 88 / 20 60 60 50
STT 79 87 77 86 / 30 50 50 50
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9163 Postby Macrocane » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:03 pm

Today was the warmest day (in terms of maximum temperatures) in the last 10 days for El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua but the temperatures can still be considered near normal. The rest of the countries experienced near normal or cooler than normal highs, and near normal lows.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 25°C (77°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.6°C (70.9°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 9.2°C (48.6°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.0°C (68.0°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 12.9°C (55.2°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.4°C (74.1°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 18°C (64°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 24°C (75°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 20°C (68°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 18.3°C (64.9°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.2°C (43.2°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 22.9°C (73.2°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.2°C (73.8°F)
Boquete, Panama 14.6°C (58.3°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 29°C (84°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 28.7°C (83.7°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 27°C (81°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 23.7°C (74.7°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 33°C (91°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 30.0°C (86.0°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.6°C (70.9°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 34.2°C (93.6°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 34°C (93°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 28°C (82°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 26.5°C (79.7°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 15.9°C (60.6°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 33.4°C (92.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 30.0°C (86.0°F)
Boquete, Panama 20.9°C (69.6°F)
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9164 Postby cycloneye » Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:43 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
945 PM AST WED JUL 6 2011

.UPDATE...SURFACE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION CONTINUED TO
ENTER AND MOVE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING.
THIS FEATURE ALONG WITH A TROPICAL WAVE NOW APPROACHING THE LESSER
ANTILLES WILL QUICKLY BRING AN INCREASE IN TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. SATELLITE
IMAGERY AS WELL AS LATEST MIMIC DERIVED TPW SHOWED SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 2.0 INCHES OF MORE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...
MID TO UPPER LEVELS STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE AND
FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AS
TUTT DIPS FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...MADE SOME
MINOR CHANGES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST TO SHOW GRADUAL INCREASE
IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WORK WEEK. REST OF THE FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION UPDATE...
MOSTLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLD LYRS ACROSS THE LOCAL FLYING AREA WITH
ONLY A FEW LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS...AND EN
ROUTE BTW PR AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. VFR CONDS AT ALL LOCAL TAF
SITE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING...WITH INCR CLOUDINESS AND SHRA
ACTIVITY BY EARLY MORNING AND THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE ABOVE MENTIONED
SURFACE TROUGH AND TROPICAL WAVE MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.
NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9165 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:39 am

Good morning. Umbrellas in hand for the next couple of days in te Eastern Caribbean.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
527 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS...UPPER TROUGH (TUTT) JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO WILL
RELOCATE OVER THE MONA PASSAGE/EASTERN HISPANOLA PROVIDING A
SOUTHWESTERLY DIVERGENT FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A
TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD IS FORECAST TO
MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION TONIGHT. THIS EVOLVING PATTERN FAVORS
A DEEP MOISTURE SURGE AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN DURING AT LEAST 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...GOES IR IMAGERY REVEALS AREAS OF STRONG CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS EARLY
THIS MORNING. ALSO...SATELLITE DERIVED PW DEPICTS AN ELONGATED
BAND OF DEEP MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF AROUND
2.4 INCHES. THIS WAVE ACCOMPANIED WITH A LLVL WIND SURGE OF 15 TO
25 KTS IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN DURING THE FEW DAYS. ALL OPERATIONAL MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW A SHARP INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE UPPER DYNAMICS
THIS MORNING...FOLLOWING WAVE PASSAGE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXPECTING WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE AND BECOME MORE ACTIVE
DURING THE DAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING UNDER INFLUENCE
OF THE DEEPENING TUTT PATTERN ALOFT AND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE
TROPICAL WAVE.

BECAUSE OF THIS SCENARIO...WE EXPECT THIS DEEP MOISTURE TO COMBINE
WITH FAVORABLE VENTILATION FROM THE RE-POSITIONING TUTT AND LOCAL
EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE AN EXPLOSIVE ROUND OF CONVECTION...WITH
CLUSTERS AND BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND
MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN...LIGHTNING AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

LOOKING AHEAD...MORE STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST LATE MONDAY AS RELATIVELY DRY
AIR MOVES OVER THE LOCAL AREA. AS A RESULT...A TYPICAL WEATHER
PATTERN IS EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION OVER THE WINDWARD
SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AND EARLY MORNING SHOWERS ACROSS EAST SECTIONS
OF THE ISLANDS.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL
INCREASE FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE AREA AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES
THROUGH THE LEEWARD AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND THRU 07/15Z. GUSTY SFC
WINDS NR TSTMS MAY REACH 30 KTS. SIMILAR CONDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
PUERTO RICO AFT 07/15Z WITH LCL IFR IN HVY SHRA. AREAS OF MVFR WILL
PERSIST BYD 08/06Z IN PR.

&&

.MARINE...TRADE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY AS
EASTERLY WAVES PROPAGATE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. THE EVOLVING PATTERN
WILL PRODUCE SCA CONDITIONS IN THE OFFSHORE CARIBBEAN AND ATLANTIC
WATERS BETWEEN EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS COULD REACH/EXCEED 25 KTS WITH SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...
PERHAPS HIGHER AT TIMES DURING THE SQUALLY WEATHER.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 76 88 77 / 60 60 60 50
STT 88 78 88 78 / 60 50 50 50
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9166 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:25 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
818 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC053-089-119-071415-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0269.110707T1218Z-110707T1415Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LUQUILLO PR-FAJARDO PR-RIO GRANDE PR-
818 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
LUQUILLO...FAJARDO AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 1015 AM AST

* AT 805 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES
AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 1015 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1845 6584 1837 6564 1831 6568 1839 6586

$$

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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9167 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:04 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
933 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC007-009-015-025-035-041-045-057-069-077-085-095-103-109-123-129-
151-071530-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0271.110707T1333Z-110707T1530Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-CAYEY PR-COMERIO PR-AIBONITO PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-
JUNCOS PR-SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-
MAUNABO PR-NAGUABO PR-GUAYAMA PR-HUMACAO PR-SALINAS PR-YABUCOA PR-
933 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
CAGUAS...CIDRA...CAYEY...COMERIO...AIBONITO...AGUAS BUENAS...
JUNCOS...SAN LORENZO...LAS PIEDRAS...ARROYO...PATILLAS...
MAUNABO...NAGUABO...GUAYAMA...HUMACAO...SALINAS AND YABUCOA

* UNTIL 1130 AM AST

* AT 930 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES.
RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT
CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED
THROUGH 1130 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1794 6633 1826 6618 1819 6570 1794 6589

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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9168 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:28 am

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC109-071800-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0073.110707T1508Z-110707T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1108 AM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO
PATILLAS

* UNTIL 200 PM AST

* AT 1100 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS PATILLAS AND THE RIO MARIN BASIN. THIS
RAINS WILL CAUSE THAT THE RIVER WILL PASS FLOOD STAGE IN THE NEXT 30
MINUTES. THE U.S.G.S RIVER GAGE ALONG RIO MARIN INDICATED THAT THE
RIVER LEVEL WAS 9.44 FEET AND THE FLOOD STAGE IS 10.00 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 1803 6603 1807 6601 1803 6598 1801 6601
1798 6600 1797 6602 1801 6606

$$

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9169 Postby Macrocane » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:39 am

Heavy rains were registered yesterday in El Salvador with the highest amounts in the northern part of the country, some minor floods were reported in differents parts of the country but thankfully there are no deaths or injuries. Some of the accumulations from last night:

Chorrera del Guayabo 91 mm/3.58 inches
Nueva Concepción 65 mm/2.56 inches
Perquín 63 mm/2.48 inches
Acajutla 56 mm/2.20 inches
Santa Ana 51 mm/2.01 inches
San Miguel 26 mm/1.02 inches
San Salvador 24 mm/0.94 inches
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9170 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:44 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
242 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC069-077-085-103-129-151-072045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0274.110707T1842Z-110707T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNCOS PR-SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-NAGUABO PR-HUMACAO PR-
YABUCOA PR-
242 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
JUNCOS...SAN LORENZO...LAS PIEDRAS...NAGUABO...HUMACAO AND
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 240 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED
TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
445 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1823 6597 1822 6572 1810 6577 1811 6605

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
234 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC021-061-127-135-137-072030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0273.110707T1834Z-110707T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-GUAYNABO PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
234 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...TOA ALTA...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 230 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED
TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
430 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1847 6619 1841 6606 1839 6604 1836 6603
1830 6606 1840 6623

$$

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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9171 Postby msbee » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:13 pm

I'm off island but apparently St. Maarten has been having heavy rain off and on all day.
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#9172 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:24 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
250 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC047-051-091-101-143-145-072045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0275.110707T1850Z-110707T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-MANATI PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
250 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...MOROVIS...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...MANATI AND VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 245 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED
TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
445 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6643 1846 6627 1839 6628 1839 6632
1834 6632 1836 6647

$$

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
242 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC069-077-085-103-129-151-072045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0274.110707T1842Z-110707T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JUNCOS PR-SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-NAGUABO PR-HUMACAO PR-
YABUCOA PR-
242 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
JUNCOS...SAN LORENZO...LAS PIEDRAS...NAGUABO...HUMACAO AND
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 240 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITES IMAGES
INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING MOST OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR
ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATED THAT AROUND 1 INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED
TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH
445 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1823 6597 1822 6572 1810 6577 1811 6605

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#9173 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:37 pm

Prepare for more rain during the next few days in the Eastern Caribbean.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A SURGE OF TRADE WIND MOISTURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE LOCAL
WATERS. IN ADDITION...A TROPICAL WAVE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...INCREASE THE
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS WELL AS THE CHANCES FOR
HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO
GENERATING RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES.
ALTHOUGH MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WERE FAST MOVERS...REPORTS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE OVER THE LOCAL EASTERN
WATERS WITH SOME AFFECTING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND LATE IN THE
EVENING AND THE EASTERN PUERTO RICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


A TUTT REFLECTION AT LOW LEVEL COMBINED WITH AN ARE OF HIGH
MOISTURE CONTENT OVER THE REGION HAVE INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THE
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOCAL FORECAST
AREA...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. THE MIMIC TPW
PRODUCT IS SHOWING THAT THIS LARGE SURGE OF MOISTURE TO ONLY
STARTING TO MOVER THE LOCAL AREA AND THIS HIGH CONTENT MOISTURE
AREA WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A TROPICAL
WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER THE LEEWARD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND
ENTER OUR LOCAL WATERS LATER TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE IN COMBINATION
WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA...MAINLY THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AS THE LEADING EDGE OF A TROPICAL WAVE
MOVES THROUGH THE LEEWARD AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND THRU FRIDAY. GUSTY
SFC WINDS NR TSTMS MAY REACH 30 KTS. SIMILAR CONDS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS PUERTO RICO AFT 08/18Z WITH LOCAL IFR IN +SHRA. AREAS OF MVFR
WILL PERSIST BYD 08/06Z IN PR.

&&

.MARINE...MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR OUR LOCAL MARINE PRODUCTS AS
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS DUE TO THE INTERACTIONS OF A TUTT REFLECTION
AND A TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE FUEL BY A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SATURDAY. AN INCREASE ON
WINDS IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT GENERATING CHOPPY CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS...THEREFORE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN
EFFECT AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC AND
CARIBBEAN WATERS INCLUDING THE ANEGADA PASSAGE.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 77 86 77 / 60 50 70 50
STT 88 78 86 78 / 60 50 60 50
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#9174 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:15 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
359 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

PRC029-037-053-089-103-119-072300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0276.110707T1959Z-110707T2300Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CANOVANAS PR-CEIBA PR-NAGUABO PR-FAJARDO PR-LUQUILLO PR-RIO GRANDE
359 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

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
CANOVANAS...CEIBA...NAGUABO...FAJARDO...LUQUILLO AND RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 354 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1841 6585 1829 6562 1822 6569 1829 6589

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#9175 Postby cycloneye » Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:24 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
927 PM AST THU JUL 7 2011

.UPDATE...SURFACE TROUGH/TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP LAYERED
MOISTURE WHICH CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS EVENING...IS
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AND EXIT THE REGION DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LATEST SATELLITE DERIVED MIMIC TPW PRODUCT
AND TJSJ 00Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING SUGGESTED THAT PRECIPITABLE WATER
REMAINED WELL ABOVE 2.00 INCHES. ALSO...THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH/TUTT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO LINGER ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER LAND AND ACROSS THE LOCAL
WATERS HAVE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER...STILL EXPECT SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT
FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF ACTIVITY WEATHER BY EARLY MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY...AS THE TROPICAL WAVE MENTIONED IN
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...ENTERS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND MOVES ACROSS
THE REGION. THEREFORE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO INHERITED FORECAST
BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AND GFS MODEL GUIDANCE WHICH SO FAR
INITIALIZED WELL.

EXPECT THE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE REGIONAL WATERS AND THE MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS TO MAINTAIN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOCAL WATERS AT LEAST THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND PRECAUTIONARY
STATEMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DURING THAT TIME FRAME. PLEASE REFER
TO LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST TAF
SITES THROUGH AT LEAST 08/12Z. PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS TKPK AND TNCM IN SHRA OVERNIGHT. AFTER 08/12Z MOISTURE
WILL INCREASE WITH MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE LOCAL TAF SITES THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LATEST
08/00Z TJSJ SOUNDING INDICATED EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20KT OR LESS
FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 20K FEET...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND
STRONGER ABOVE.
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#9176 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:34 am

Good morning. More rain is on tap for today in Puerto Rico.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
521 AM AST FRI JUL 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AT UPPER LEVELS...A TROUGH DRAPES DOWN OVER THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HIGH PRESSURE COVERS MOST OF THE
NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. BUT...THE LOW TO THE
NORTHEAST SHIFTS SOUTH INTO THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC DURING THE WEEK
AND THEN MOVES OVER PUERTO RICO BY THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.

AT MID LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC UNTIL MID WEEK WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR 60 WEST
CREATES A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE.

AT LOWER LEVELS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN AND WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. SOME
AFRICAN DUST WILL FOLLOW. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED IN THE
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK TO TEN DAYS AND WILL
MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS OVER THE AREA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED
OVERNIGHT AND COVERED MUCH OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS FROM
JUST SOUTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS OFF CABO ROJO TO WELL EAST
NORTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX. SOME OF THE EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAD
TOPS GREATER THAN FIFTY THOUSAND FEET. SOME OF THE SHOWERS MOVED
INLAND...BUT COOL SURFACE TEMPERATURES GENERALLY KILLED THESE
SHOWERS. SAINT CROIX HAS BEEN UNDER MODERATE RAIN FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
NORTHWEST INTO PUERTO RICO AND TO SOME EXTENT THE NORTHERN U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUD
COVER...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED
AND THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER LAND WILL BE IN SOUTHEAST
PUERTO RICO AND OVER SAINT CROIX. AREAS OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING WILL ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. MODELS SHOW THE ARCHING RAIN BANDS
OF THE TROPICAL WAVE PULLING AWAY FROM THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
WINDS AT 850 MB NEVER DEVIATE FROM THEIR EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW
DUE TO THE PERSISTENCE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST
ATLANTIC...AND THIS WILL TEND TO BRING POPS DURING THE WEEK BACK
TO CLIMATOLOGY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NEXT TROPICAL WAVE
RUSHES IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY...BUT IS NOT SEEN AS
BEING AS STRONG AS THE WAVE MOVING THROUGH TODAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST TAF SITES
THROUGH AT LEAST 08/12Z. PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS TKPK...TNCM AND TISX IN SHRA. AFTER 08/12Z
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE WITH MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE LOCAL TAF SITES THROUGHOUT
THE DAY IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL AFT
08/12Z...THEN SFC WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 KTS FROM THE EAST.

&&

.MARINE...THE INCOMING TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING SOMEWHAT INCREASED
WINDS THAT WILL RAISE SEAS IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. HENCE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WAS ISSUED BEGINNING AT NOON FOR THESE
WATERS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TOMORROW AND AFTER SUNDAY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO ATTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY INTENSITIES FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 87 77 89 78 / 80 50 50 30
STT 87 78 89 80 / 80 50 40 20
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#9177 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:43 am

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
721 AM AST FRI JUL 8 2011

VIC010-020-030-081415-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0278.110708T1121Z-110708T1415Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAINT CROIX VI-SAINT THOMAS VI-SAINT JOHN VI-
721 AM AST FRI JUL 8 2011

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 CROIX...SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN

* UNTIL 1015 AM AST

* AT 719 AM AST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED PERSISTENT RAIN OVER THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT OVER ONE INCH OF
RAIN HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS AND ONE TO TWO
MORE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 1775 6456 1779 6477 1835 6484 1829 6470
1778 6461 1778 6460 1835 6465 1842 6490
1837 6505 1842 6505 1841 6507 1830 6501
1828 6483 1780 6478 1776 6490 1767 6490
1767 6489 1768 6476 1771 6465 1774 6458

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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9178 Postby Macrocane » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:34 am

Hi! Yesterday temperatures were pretty average in Central America, only in Guatemala the highs were a little warmer than normal.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 25°C (77°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.4°C (70.5°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17°C (63°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 10.9°C (51.6°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 19.8°C (67.6°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 13.5°C (56.3°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 22.5°C (72.5°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 14°C (57°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 24°C (75°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 21°C (70°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.9°C (64.2°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.3°C (43.3°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 23.2°C (73.8°F)
Panama city, Panama 22.9°C (73.2°F)
Boquete, Panama 13.9°C (57.0°F)

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 31°C (88°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 29.2°C (84.6°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 27°C (81°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 23.3°C (73.9°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 33°C (91°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 30.3°C (86.5°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 22.5°C (72.5°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 34.9°C (94.8°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 34°C (93°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 32°C (90°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 27°C (81°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 28.3°C (82.9°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 17.5°C (63.5°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 31.7°C (89.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 32.0°C (90.0°F)
Boquete, Panama 22.6°C (72.7°F)
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Re: Caribbean- Central America Weather

#9179 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:50 pm

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC003-011-083-099-131-081800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
125 PM AST FRI JUL 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
ANASCO...MOCA...SAN SEBASTIAN...LAS MARIAS AND AGUADA

AT 116 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN...SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH AS
THEY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

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#9180 Postby Gustywind » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:54 pm

Looks like a very large and strong area of strong convection is moving off the African Coast ...

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