Here is the infrared image of this morning:

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cycloneye wrote:Good morning to all.The big story continues to be the Soufriere Volcano.Go to the Soufriere thread at Geology subforum to see the latest.
[b]AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
421 AM AST SUN JAN 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS...MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN FAIR WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. A
WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ALONG LATITUDE 20 NORTH
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGES ARE SHOWING PATCHES OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS THE ANEGADA PASSAGE...THE DOPPLER RADAR IS
NOT REPORTING SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED TO THESE PATCHES. AT
THIS MOMENT THE DOPPLER RADAR IS SHOWING A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS
MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS. A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS
COULD AFFECT THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND
ADJACENT ISLANDS. NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN FROM THESE SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO GENERATE ISOLATED TO LOCALLY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER
THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. A RELATIVELY
GOOD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA. A
SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAILED BETWEEN MONDAY
AND WEDNESDAY INCREASING THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE
REGION.
&&
.AVIATION...ANOTHER VERY SIGNIFICANT VOLCANIC EVENT FROM MONTSERRAT
DURING THE OVERNIGHT...VERY OBVIOUS EVEN ON IR IMAGERY. ASH PLUME
HEADED STRAIGHT NW AT A VERY RAPID PACE...CURRENTLY (08Z) ABOUT
50-100 NM NW OF TRPG (MONTSERRAT). SIMPLE TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS PUT
THE VA CLOUD IN THE AREA OF TIST AND TJSJ BEGINNING 12Z. JUST TO BE
SAFE...INCLUDED VA IN THE FORECAST AT THOSE TWO SITES BETWEEN 10Z
AND 15Z. BACK SIDE OF ASH PLUME MAY BECOME MORE EXTENDED
OVERTIME...AS VOLCANO STILL ERUPTING AS OF 08Z. EXPECTING PLUME TO
REACH TJSJ BY ABOUT 11Z AND LASTING UNTIL AT LEAST 15Z. AS WITH ALL
OF THESE EVENTS...THE TIMING AND FORECASTING OF A VA CLOUD IS HIGHLY
PRONE TO ERROR. THE CLOUD MAY DISSIPATE...OR MISS ALL OF THESE
SITES. ITS VERY HARD TO TRACK WITHOUT PIREPS OR DAYTIME IMAGERY. BUT
FOR NOW...WILL GO WITH ASH IMPACTING TJSJ...TIST AND TISX DURING THE
EARLY MORNING.
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