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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
607 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009
PRC007-013-017-021-025-033-039-047-051-054-061-063-091-101-105-127-
135-137-139-141-143-145-070100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0081.090506T2207Z-090507T0100Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CIALES PR-CAGUAS PR-COROZAL PR-FLORIDA PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-
GURABO PR-NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-UTUADO PR-
TRUJILLO ALTO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-BARCELONETA PR-GUAYNABO PR-
MANATI PR-CATANO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-ARECIBO PR-
607 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...CIALES...CAGUAS...COROZAL...FLORIDA...AGUAS BUENAS...
GURABO...NARANJITO...MOROVIS...TOA ALTA...UTUADO...TRUJILLO
ALTO...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...BARCELONETA...GUAYNABO...MANATI...
CATANO...VEGA BAJA...SAN JUAN...TOA BAJA AND ARECIBO
* UNTIL 900 PM AST
* AT 606 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAYAMON AND GUAYNABO.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1849 6603 1827 6602 1826 6678 1847 6676
$$
RA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
607 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009
PRC007-013-017-021-025-033-039-047-051-054-061-063-091-101-105-127-
135-137-139-141-143-145-070100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0081.090506T2207Z-090507T0100Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CIALES PR-CAGUAS PR-COROZAL PR-FLORIDA PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-
GURABO PR-NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-UTUADO PR-
TRUJILLO ALTO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-BARCELONETA PR-GUAYNABO PR-
MANATI PR-CATANO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-ARECIBO PR-
607 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...CIALES...CAGUAS...COROZAL...FLORIDA...AGUAS BUENAS...
GURABO...NARANJITO...MOROVIS...TOA ALTA...UTUADO...TRUJILLO
ALTO...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...BARCELONETA...GUAYNABO...MANATI...
CATANO...VEGA BAJA...SAN JUAN...TOA BAJA AND ARECIBO
* UNTIL 900 PM AST
* AT 606 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAYAMON AND GUAYNABO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1849 6603 1827 6602 1826 6678 1847 6676
$$
RA
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- cycloneye
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
There is good news tonight as there has been a pause on the rain in Puerto Rico,that is causing the rivers to go down.Lets see how much time this pause lasts as its not over as the trough still is nearby.
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
cycloneye wrote:There is good news tonight as there has been a pause on the rain in Puerto Rico,that is causing the rivers to go down.Lets see how much time this pause lasts as its not over as the trough still is nearby.



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- expat2carib
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
It stopped raining here for about 5 hours ago. I think (hope) this "little" reminder is over now.
Checking my preparations on the coming season tomorrow.
Mother earth can be strange sometimes.
Checking my preparations on the coming season tomorrow.
Mother earth can be strange sometimes.
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- cycloneye
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
A tranquil night here with no flood advisorys to talk about.Woke up with some clouds and the sun tries to shine thru.But the expectation is to have another round of rain this afternoon with the orografic effects and daytime heating.The trough is weakening slowly so by Sunday it will be out of the picture to have a good weather Mothers day.
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean this week
Another round of flood advisorys comming.
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
308 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009
PRC001-059-111-113-153-072215-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-090507T2215Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-GUAYANILLA PR-PONCE PR-PENUELAS PR-
308 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...GUAYANILLA...PONCE AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 615 PM AST
* AT 306 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS...FROM PONCE WESTWARD THROUGH YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST
HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 615 PM
AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1805 6690 1814 6691 1818 6683 1815 6657
1810 6654 1803 6654
$$
CASTRO
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
308 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009
PRC001-059-111-113-153-072215-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-090507T2215Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADJUNTAS PR-YAUCO PR-GUAYANILLA PR-PONCE PR-PENUELAS PR-
308 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ADJUNTAS...YAUCO...GUAYANILLA...PONCE AND PENUELAS
* UNTIL 615 PM AST
* AT 306 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS...FROM PONCE WESTWARD THROUGH YAUCO. WITHIN THE PAST
HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 615 PM
AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1805 6690 1814 6691 1818 6683 1815 6657
1810 6654 1803 6654
$$
CASTRO
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- cycloneye
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
Great news about the Flash Flood watch being cancelled.It means that things are getting better as the trough weakens and the worse is behind us.
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
JB claims the rains in the Eastern Caribbean are because of an MJO pulse, and it is just a tad too early in the season for a tropical cyclone to form, and second half of June, when upward motion returns, Western Gulf will be warm enough for possible development.
I have seen a few pro-mets claim the MJO becomes indistinguishable/untrackable once into the Atlantic Basin, but JB seemed to have some skill last year with the MJO and development pulses.
A few weeks ago he mentioned 1957.
Sometimes I think JB has a touch of a 'threaten Texas with a storm' bias, maybe because he lived a few years in Aggieland, and you just can't reliably predict too many storms coming up West of Delaware and wiping out PHL when one lives in PA, because you'd bust too many forecasts that way.
But I will give JB credit for spotting Western Gulf TCs of polar origin, most recently Edouard, a few days in advance. I first started paying attention back in 2001, when he sort of predicted Allison ahead of most forecasters. Allison wasn't purely non-tropical in origin, of course, as, IIRC, a wave that had partly gotten into the Pacific became entrained, one of JB's favored methods of 'rabbit out of a hat' development.
I have seen a few pro-mets claim the MJO becomes indistinguishable/untrackable once into the Atlantic Basin, but JB seemed to have some skill last year with the MJO and development pulses.
A few weeks ago he mentioned 1957.
Sometimes I think JB has a touch of a 'threaten Texas with a storm' bias, maybe because he lived a few years in Aggieland, and you just can't reliably predict too many storms coming up West of Delaware and wiping out PHL when one lives in PA, because you'd bust too many forecasts that way.
But I will give JB credit for spotting Western Gulf TCs of polar origin, most recently Edouard, a few days in advance. I first started paying attention back in 2001, when he sort of predicted Allison ahead of most forecasters. Allison wasn't purely non-tropical in origin, of course, as, IIRC, a wave that had partly gotten into the Pacific became entrained, one of JB's favored methods of 'rabbit out of a hat' development.
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RL3AO wrote:There seemed to be a large correlation between the MJO and tropical cyclogenesis last year in the Atlantic. Of course it was just one year and probably a coincidence.
If there is a TC in the WGOM second half of June, I'll be impressed.
Seems like sunny and warm (low 90s inland) days are getting the near Texas Gulf warmer. Not quite there yet, but should be by June 1.
Galveston Buoy.
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- cycloneye
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
Rain is Back!
Although the trough has weakened,daytime heating,high humidity and with the rain in the past days some of the rivers remained relativly high and this afternoon a string of flood advisorys haved been up.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
133 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 126 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. FLASH
FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO PIEDRAS.
FOR THE RIO PIEDRAS NEAR HATO REY
FLOOD STAGE - 15 FEET.
AT 126 PM AST THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD RISEN
TO...11.66 FEET AND WAS RISING RAPIDLY. MINOR TO MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
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 1846 6604 1833 6605 1834 6608 1846 6607
$$
BCS/AAS
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
146 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC001-013-027-065-071-073-081-099-115-141-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0085.090508T1746Z-090508T2045Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-JAYUYA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-UTUADO PR-
LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-ARECIBO PR-
146 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...
LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO AND ARECIBO
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 143 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT
LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE
THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS
AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND
AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1833 6691 1838 6691 1839 6710 1842 6703
1837 6685 1837 6672 1827 6667 1820 6653
1813 6671
$$
AAS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1239 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC021-033-051-061-127-135-137-143-145-081930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0084.090508T1639Z-090508T1930Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-GUAYNABO PR-CATANO PR-
VEGA BAJA PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1239 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
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...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...GUAYNABO...CATANO...
VEGA BAJA...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 1237 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT
LEAST THROUGH 330 PM AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE
THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1848 6641 1849 6603 1837 6603 1838 6640
$$
CASTRO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1224 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC003-011-067-083-093-097-099-117-125-131-081915-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0083.090508T1624Z-090508T1915Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-MARICAO PR-MOCA PR-SAN GERMAN PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
AGUADA PR-LAS MARIAS PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-RINCON PR-ANASCO PR-
1224 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...MARICAO...MOCA...SAN GERMAN...SAN SEBASTIAN...
AGUADA...LAS MARIAS...MAYAGUEZ...RINCON AND ANASCO
* UNTIL 315 PM AST
* AT 1221 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SO FAR IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN SEBASTIAN...MOCA...AND AGUADA. WITHIN THE PAST
HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 315 PM
AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1811 6715 1815 6720 1840 6729 1841 6718
1832 6689 1810 6700
$$
CASTRO
Although the trough has weakened,daytime heating,high humidity and with the rain in the past days some of the rivers remained relativly high and this afternoon a string of flood advisorys haved been up.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
133 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY
IN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 126 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. FLASH
FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO PIEDRAS.
FOR THE RIO PIEDRAS NEAR HATO REY
FLOOD STAGE - 15 FEET.
AT 126 PM AST THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD RISEN
TO...11.66 FEET AND WAS RISING RAPIDLY. MINOR TO MODERATE
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
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 1846 6604 1833 6605 1834 6608 1846 6607
$$
BCS/AAS
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
146 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC001-013-027-065-071-073-081-099-115-141-082045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0085.090508T1746Z-090508T2045Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-JAYUYA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-UTUADO PR-
LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-ARECIBO PR-
146 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...
LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO AND ARECIBO
* UNTIL 445 PM AST
* AT 143 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT
LEAST THROUGH 445 PM AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE
THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS
AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND
AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1833 6691 1838 6691 1839 6710 1842 6703
1837 6685 1837 6672 1827 6667 1820 6653
1813 6671
$$
AAS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1239 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC021-033-051-061-127-135-137-143-145-081930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0084.090508T1639Z-090508T1930Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-GUAYNABO PR-CATANO PR-
VEGA BAJA PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1239 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
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...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...GUAYNABO...CATANO...
VEGA BAJA...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 1237 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT
LEAST THROUGH 330 PM AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE
THROUGH THESE AREAS PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1848 6641 1849 6603 1837 6603 1838 6640
$$
CASTRO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1224 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
PRC003-011-067-083-093-097-099-117-125-131-081915-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0083.090508T1624Z-090508T1915Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-MARICAO PR-MOCA PR-SAN GERMAN PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
AGUADA PR-LAS MARIAS PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-RINCON PR-ANASCO PR-
1224 PM AST FRI MAY 8 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
HORMIGUEROS...MARICAO...MOCA...SAN GERMAN...SAN SEBASTIAN...
AGUADA...LAS MARIAS...MAYAGUEZ...RINCON AND ANASCO
* UNTIL 315 PM AST
* AT 1221 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THESE
AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SO FAR IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN SEBASTIAN...MOCA...AND AGUADA. WITHIN THE PAST
HOUR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
AFFECTED AREA...RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. AT LEAST THROUGH 315 PM
AST...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS
PRODUCING ONE OR MORE INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1811 6715 1815 6720 1840 6729 1841 6718
1832 6689 1810 6700
$$
CASTRO
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
Another round for today of flood watches and warnings.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1100 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRZ001-002-004>006-008>010-100000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0004.090509T1500Z-090510T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-
CENTRAL INTERIOR-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...
DORADO...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...
AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...
LUYANDO
1100 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ
AND VICINITY...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...SAN JUAN
AND VICINITY AND WESTERN INTERIOR.
* UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING
* ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH FAVORABLE MID TO
UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS AND LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS...WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS...THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED AND COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 3 OR MORE INCHES. GROUNDS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA REMAIN NEAR
OR AT SATURATION AND MANY RIVERS REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN NEW
FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF PUERTO RICO
UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. ALSO...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.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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.
&&
$$
SEELEY/CASTRO
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1100 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRZ001-002-004>006-008>010-100000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0004.090509T1500Z-090510T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-
CENTRAL INTERIOR-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...
DORADO...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...
AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...
LUYANDO
1100 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ
AND VICINITY...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...SAN JUAN
AND VICINITY AND WESTERN INTERIOR.
* UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING
* ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH FAVORABLE MID TO
UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS AND LOCAL ISLAND EFFECTS...WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS...THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE EXPECTED AND COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 3 OR MORE INCHES. GROUNDS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA REMAIN NEAR
OR AT SATURATION AND MANY RIVERS REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN NEW
FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF PUERTO RICO
UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. ALSO...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.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 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.
&&
$$
SEELEY/CASTRO
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1126 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRC021-051-061-127-135-137-091815-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0089.090509T1526Z-090509T1815Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-GUAYNABO PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1126 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
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...DORADO...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA
* UNTIL 215 PM AST
* AT 1122 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 1
TO 3 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 215 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...STREETS...ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. IN
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1837 6604 1832 6605 1837 6630 1848 6627
$$
BCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1126 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRC021-051-061-127-135-137-091815-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0089.090509T1526Z-090509T1815Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-GUAYNABO PR-SAN JUAN PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1126 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...TOA ALTA...DORADO...GUAYNABO...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA
* UNTIL 215 PM AST
* AT 1122 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 1
TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY
AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IS EXPECTED THROUGH 215 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...STREETS...ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS. IN
ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 8 PM AST
THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 1837 6604 1832 6605 1837 6630 1848 6627
$$
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1239 PM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRC001-003-005-011-013-019-027-039-043-047-054-065-071-073-081-083-
097-099-101-107-113-115-131-141-149-091930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0090.090509T1639Z-090509T1930Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-CIALES PR-COAMO PR-COROZAL PR-FLORIDA PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-
JAYUYA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-OROCOVIS PR-MOROVIS PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-UTUADO PR-VILLALBA PR-AGUADILLA PR-AGUADA PR-
LAS MARIAS PR-LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-PONCE PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
ANASCO PR-ARECIBO PR-
1239 PM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...CIALES...COAMO...COROZAL...FLORIDA...BARRANQUITAS...
JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...OROCOVIS...MOROVIS...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...
SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...VILLALBA...AGUADILLA...AGUADA...LAS
MARIAS...LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO...PONCE...MAYAGUEZ...ANASCO AND
ARECIBO
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 1234 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING MANY OF
THESE MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE
ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCATIONS MAY
NOT YET BE RECEIVING RAINFALL...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP OVER OR MOVE INTO THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 330 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS...STREETS...ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS.
IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS UNTIL
8 PM AST THIS EVENING.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1811 6654 1814 6655 1812 6660 1817 6675
1821 6708 1830 6713 1840 6725 1852 6719
1828 6632 1810 6639
$$
BCS/FC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1239 PM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
PRC001-003-005-011-013-019-027-039-043-047-054-065-071-073-081-083-
097-099-101-107-113-115-131-141-149-091930-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0090.090509T1639Z-090509T1930Z/
/00000.N..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-CIALES PR-COAMO PR-COROZAL PR-FLORIDA PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-
JAYUYA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-OROCOVIS PR-MOROVIS PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-UTUADO PR-VILLALBA PR-AGUADILLA PR-AGUADA PR-
LAS MARIAS PR-LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-PONCE PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
ANASCO PR-ARECIBO PR-
1239 PM AST SAT MAY 9 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...
IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...CIALES...COAMO...COROZAL...FLORIDA...BARRANQUITAS...
JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...OROCOVIS...MOROVIS...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...
SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...VILLALBA...AGUADILLA...AGUADA...LAS
MARIAS...LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO...PONCE...MAYAGUEZ...ANASCO AND
ARECIBO
* UNTIL 330 PM AST
* AT 1234 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING MANY OF
THESE MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. GAGES AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE
ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ALTHOUGH SOME LOCATIONS MAY
NOT YET BE RECEIVING RAINFALL...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP OVER OR MOVE INTO THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 330 PM. THIS WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS...STREETS...ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AND URBAN AREAS.
IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS UNTIL
8 PM AST THIS EVENING.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 1811 6654 1814 6655 1812 6660 1817 6675
1821 6708 1830 6713 1840 6725 1852 6719
1828 6632 1810 6639
$$
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Re: Unsetteled weather in Eastern Caribbean
If this long range forecast pans out,then Puerto Rico will be with plenty of flood advosorys as the grounds cant absorbe any more water.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
440 AM AST SUN MAY 10 2009
.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES AND RADAR OBSERVATIONS EARLY
THIS MORNING SHOWED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS. SOME
OF THESE SHOWERS MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AS
WELL ACROSS VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND THE U.S.V.I. WHILE OTHERS BRUSHED
THE NORTHERN COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO. HOWEVER...IN
GENERAL THE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER LAND AREAS SO FAR THIS
MORNING WERE MINIMAL. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH ECHO TOPS UP TO 40K
FEET PREVAILED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN COASTAL WATERS.
FAIRLY ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE FA WILL CONTINUE TO
INDUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES DUE TO
SATURATED SOILS IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN...REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
A SLIGHT DECREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT THE LINGERING MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE BOTH DAYS WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND LOCAL ISLANDS EFFECTS TO
INDUCE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. BY
WEDNESDAY...[b]THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A NEW SURGE OF
MOISTURE WILL START TO MOVE ACROSS THE FA WITH AN INCREASE IN
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION. THE TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AS A SURFACE LOW/TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHES TO THE
FA FROM THE SOUTHEAST. IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS REASONING...THE GFS
MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATED PWAT VALUES OF AROUND 2 INCHES FOR
TODAY...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...INCREASING AGAIN TO MORE THAN 2 INCHES BY THE MID OF THE
WEEK AND UNTIL THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
[/b]
http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php ... glossary=1
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
440 AM AST SUN MAY 10 2009
.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES AND RADAR OBSERVATIONS EARLY
THIS MORNING SHOWED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS. SOME
OF THESE SHOWERS MOVED ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AS
WELL ACROSS VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND THE U.S.V.I. WHILE OTHERS BRUSHED
THE NORTHERN COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO. HOWEVER...IN
GENERAL THE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER LAND AREAS SO FAR THIS
MORNING WERE MINIMAL. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH ECHO TOPS UP TO 40K
FEET PREVAILED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN COASTAL WATERS.
FAIRLY ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE FA WILL CONTINUE TO
INDUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES DUE TO
SATURATED SOILS IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN...REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
A SLIGHT DECREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT THE LINGERING MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE BOTH DAYS WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND LOCAL ISLANDS EFFECTS TO
INDUCE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. BY
WEDNESDAY...[b]THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A NEW SURGE OF
MOISTURE WILL START TO MOVE ACROSS THE FA WITH AN INCREASE IN
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION. THE TROPICAL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND AS A SURFACE LOW/TROPICAL WAVE APPROACHES TO THE
FA FROM THE SOUTHEAST. IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS REASONING...THE GFS
MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATED PWAT VALUES OF AROUND 2 INCHES FOR
TODAY...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...INCREASING AGAIN TO MORE THAN 2 INCHES BY THE MID OF THE
WEEK AND UNTIL THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
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