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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4901 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:38 am

Here is a weather station from the island of Vieques that our friend knotimpaired
has.It will be very useful if there is a tropical system passing thru that area.

http://www.playacofi.com/weather/

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#4902 Postby Gustywind » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:49 am

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Very interresting Luis, thanks for this link we appreciate :) :D
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4903 Postby knotimpaired » Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:04 am

Good morning Gusty,

You need to click on the URL for the full view. Luis and I both tried this morning to post the complete image and for some reason we cannot get the complete image to upload.

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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4904 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:22 am

knotimpaired wrote:Good morning Gusty,

You need to click on the URL for the full view. Luis and I both tried this morning to post the complete image and for some reason we cannot get the complete image to upload.

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The weather station is now part of the big first post of thread.
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4905 Postby Gustywind » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:49 am

knotimpaired wrote:Good morning Gusty,

You need to click on the URL for the full view. Luis and I both tried this morning to post the complete image and for some reason we cannot get the complete image to upload.

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:) ok thanks knotimpaired :wink:
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4906 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:07 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1055 AM AST SAT JUN 5 2010

.UPDATE...THE LARGE AREA OF DENSE SAHARAN DUST WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY. THE PRESENCE OF A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CLOSE TO THE REGION IN COMBINATION WITH THE
AVAILABLE MOISTURE...DAYTIME HEATING AND LOCAL OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS
WILL INDUCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE
MAINLY SOUTH OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PARTS OF THE REGION BY MID WEEK. A WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE WILL
FOLLOW BY FRIDAY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING WITH IT A GENERAL INCREASE IN
CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4907 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 1:51 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
238 PM AST SAT JUN 5 2010

PRC083-131-052030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0176.100605T1838Z-100605T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-LAS MARIAS PR-
238 PM AST SAT JUN 5 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
SAN SEBASTIAN AND LAS MARIAS

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 234 PM AST... THE PUNTA SALINAS DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO UNTIL
AT LEAST 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.
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4908 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:12 pm


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
250 PM AST SAT JUN 5 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION
WITH AXIS TO GRADUALLY STRETCH TO HISPANIOLA BY MONDAY. A TROPICAL
WAVE WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER ONE MORE ROBUST
WAVE AROUND THE THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE LARGE AREA OF DENSE SAHARAN DUST WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY. A MID TO UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH NORTH OF PUERTO RICO ENHANCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THESE SHOWERS GENERATED RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 1 TO 3.

AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND A UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ASSOCIATED TO THE MED
TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO. THIS FEATURE IS
EXPECTED TO DIG EAST SOUTHEAST TO GENERATE SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF OUR LOCAL FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE
MAINLY SOUTH OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PARTS OF THE REGION BY MID WEEK. A WELL DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE WILL
FOLLOW BY FRIDAY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING WITH IT A GENERAL INCREASE IN
CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.AVIATION...PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TJBQ
UNTIL 05/22Z. THEREAFTER PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
ALL TAF SITES AND MUCH OF THE LOCAL FLYING AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS. SUSPENDED PARTICULATES OF SAHARAN DUST ACROSS THE REGION WILL
HOWEVER CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZY CONDS AND RESTRICT FLIGHT VSBY TO 5
TO 10 MILES AT LEAST UNTIL 06/12Z. AFT 06/17Z...SHRA AND ISOLD TSTMS
ARE FCST TO DEVELOP AND BRING INCR CLOUDINESS ACROSS PARTS OF THE
CORDILLERA CENTRAL OF PR...LEADING TO MTN TOP OBSCURATIONS
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INTERIOR SECTIONS OF
PR. BRIEF MVFR CONDS ARE THEREFORE EXPECTED TIL 06/22Z...ESPECIALLY
IN AND AROUND TJMZ...TJBQ...AND JUST NORTH OF TJPS. VFR CONDS
EXPECTED FOR THE REMINDER OF LOCAL FLYING AREA AND IN AND AROUND THE
USVI.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 1-3 FT ACROSS ALL LOCAL WATERS.
MODELS SUGGEST SEAS TO INCREASE UP TO 5 FT ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND
EASTERN ATLANTIC WATERS WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A TROPICAL
WAVE.

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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4909 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:19 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
703 PM AST SAT JUN 5 2010

PRC021-061-135-060100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0178.100605T2303Z-100606T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-TOA ALTA PR-GUAYNABO PR-
703 PM AST SAT JUN 5 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...TOA ALTA AND GUAYNABO

* UNTIL 900 PM AST

* AT 655 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SAN JUAN
AND THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THESE AREAS. AT
LEAST UNTIL 900 PM AST...THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING ...WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR MORE...AS
THEY SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARDS THE NORTH COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES.

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.
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#4910 Postby Gustywind » Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:26 pm

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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#4911 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:14 am

Good morning.2 waves will move thru this week.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
427 AM AST SUN JUN 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MID UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG 60W IS TO GRADUALLY STRETCH
SOUTHWEST TO ALONG 70W BY MON. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS SOUTH OF
THE AREA TUE WITH ANOTHER ONE MORE ROBUST WAVE NEXT FRI.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MODIS IMAGERY FROM YESTERDAY SHOWED THAT A LARGE AREA
OF DENSE SAHARAN DUST COVERED THE USVI...THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE
WATERS SOUTH OF PR. THIS AREA OF DUST DOES NOT APPEAR THAT WILL
ADVECT INTO OUR AREA. RECENT OBS HAVE ALSO SHOWN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT
IN SFC VSBYS.

MID UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG HEATING AND DEEP
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT STRONG CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
THE INTERIOR OF PR AS SEEN OVR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND TODAY
LOOKS LIKE IT WONT BE AN EXCEPTION. SOME DECREASE IN ACTIVITY IS
SEEN FOR MON WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE ON TUE AS WEAK TROPICAL WAVE
PASSES TO THE SOUTH.

A SHARP DECREASE IN CONVECTION IS EXPECTED FOR WED-THU AS TROUGH
FILLS/WEAKENS AND SUBSIDENCE DEVELOPS BEHIND DEPARTING TROPICAL WAVE
AND AHEAD OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE AND MORE ROBUST TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED
ALONG 30W THIS MORNING. GFS SHOWS LOTS OF WEATHER WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS WAVE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FRI WITH PW VALUES AND K
INDICES INCREASING UP TO 2.5 INCHES AND 40 RESPECTIVELY AND A VERY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TAF SITES
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF MVFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED BTWN
06/17Z-06/22Z...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND TJMZ...TJBQ...AND JUST
NORTH OF TJPS. WATCH FOR FREQUENT MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ALONG THE
CORDILLERA CENTRAL. VFR CONDS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND THE USVI.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS GENERALLY 2-4 FT ALL WATERS. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI WITH NMRS TSTMS.

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#4912 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:01 pm

Here is the GFS model that shows the strong wave arriving by next Friday to the Eastern Caribbean.

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#4913 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:56 pm


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
231 PM AST SUN JUN 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MID UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG 60W IS TO GRADUALLY STRETCH
SOUTHWEST TO ALONG 70W BY MON. A TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED OVER
THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST TONIGHT WITH
LITTLE IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL AREA. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS
SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY. A BETTER ORGANIZED TROPICAL WAVE WILL REACH
OUR REGION ON FRIDAY.


&&

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AFFECTING THE
INTERIOR...EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THESE
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THIS AREAS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. THIS SHOWERS ARE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A MID TO UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH CLOSE TO THE REGION IN COMBINATION WITH LOCAL EFFECTS.

AT THIS MOMENT A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
CARIBBEAN WITH NO DIRECT IMPACT OVER THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA. THE
GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE
MAINLY SOUTH OF THE REGION BY TUESDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION BY MID WEEK. A WELL DEFINED TROPICAL
WAVE WILL FOLLOW BY FRIDAY...BRINGING WITH IT A GENERAL INCREASE
IN CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


&&

.AVIATION...PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TJBQ
UNTIL 06/22Z. THEREAFTER PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
ALL TAF SITES AND MUCH OF THE LOCAL FLYING AREA DURING THE EVENING
HOURS. SUSPENDED PARTICULATES OF SAHARAN DUST ACROSS THE REGION WILL
HOWEVER CONTINUE TO CREATE SLIGHTLY HAZY CONDS ACROSS THE REGION.
AFT 07/18Z...SHRA AND ISOLD TSTMS ARE FCST TO DEVELOP AND BRING INCR
CLOUDINESS ACROSS PARTS OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL OF PR...LEADING TO
MTN TOP OBSCURATIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PR. BRIEF MVFR CONDS ARE THEREFORE EXPECTED TIL
07/22Z...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND TJMZ...TJBQ...AND JUST NORTH OF
TJPS. VFR CONDS EXPECTED FOR THE REMINDER OF LOCAL FLYING AREA AND
IN AND AROUND THE USVI.


&&

.MARINE...SEAS GENERALLY 2-4 FT ALL WATERS. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND ANOTHER ON
FRIDAY...THESE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE THE WINDS
AND SEAS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS.

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#4914 Postby Gustywind » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:05 pm

:uarrow:
Looks like things are heating up with these well organized waves :eek: only the 6th of June and already good waves :roll:
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#4915 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:18 pm

Gustywind wrote::uarrow:
Looks like things are heating up with these well organized waves :eek: only the 6th of June and already good waves :roll:


If these are the kind of waves that are emerging Africa in early June,we are going to have many long nights in the islands.
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#4916 Postby Gustywind » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:22 pm

cycloneye wrote:
Gustywind wrote::uarrow:
Looks like things are heating up with these well organized waves :eek: only the 6th of June and already good waves :roll:


If these are the kind of waves that are emerging Africa in early June,we are going to have many long nights in the islands.

Absolutely Cycloneye :( hope that this scenario won't be like this one :oops:. That could be a nigthmare this year! should it verifies first 8-)
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#4917 Postby msbee » Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:53 pm

good Sunday afternoon
the haze has lifted and sky is blue again.
There are some clouds in the sky.. billowy white cumulus clouds.
I see nothing that looks like rain or a rain cloud and yet I was just hearing about 10 minutes worth of heavy thunder claps coming from north and west.
strange
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#4918 Postby cycloneye » Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:34 pm

This is the wave that will arrive at the Eastern Caribbean next Friday bringing bad weather.

8 PM Discussion by TPC:

TROPICAL WAVE IS ALONG 34W S OF 11N MOVING W AT 10-15 KT. THE
WAVE COINCIDES WITH A NORTHWARD MAXIMUM IN TOTAL PRECIPITABLE
WATER AND EXHIBITS CYCLONIC TURNING IN THE LOW-LEVEL CLOUD FIELD
IN THE VICINITY OF THE WAVE. GLOBAL MODEL GUIDANCE ALSO
INDICATES A 30-40 KT 600-700 MB AFRICAN EASTERLY JET TRAILING
EAST OF THE WAVE AXIS. WIDELY SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS
FROM 3N-10N BETWEEN 33W-38W.
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#4919 Postby tropicana » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:42 pm

Regional Weather Summary
Sun Jun 6 2010
RAIN GAUGE WINNERS TODAY ST VINCENT
Sunday's Highs and rain (if any)

Piarco, C. Trinidad 34.1C 94F 0.6mm
Maraval, W Trinidad 31.9C 89F 6.9mm
Crown Point, Tobago 31.2C 88F

Point Salines, Grenada 30.0C 86F trace (est temp)
Grantley Adams, Barbados 31.5C 89F trace
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 31.2C 88F 24.5mm
Hewannora, St Lucia 31.2C 88F 0.1mm

Canefield, Dominica 34.4C 94F
Le Lamentin, Martinique 33.7C 93F
Le Raizet, Guadeloupe 31.3C 88F 6.0mm

Golden Rock, St Kitts 30.9C 7F 2.1mm
VC Bird, Antigua 31.8C 89F 3.5mm
San Juan, Puerto Rico 30.6C 87F 9.0mm

Kingston, Jamaica 32.4C 90F 1mm
Montego Bay, Jamaica 31.2C 88F
Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 32.1C 90F
Havana, Cuba 35.2C 95F
Key West, Florida 31.7C 89F
Miami, Florida 33.9C 93F 5.7mm

Nassau, Bahamas 32.8C 91F
Hamilton, Bermuda 26.2C 79F

Hato, Curacao 33.1C 92F
Queen Beatriz, Aruba 34.1C 94F
Flamingo Airport, Bonaire 31.7C 89F
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#4920 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:25 am

Good morning.Active weather for Friday and Saturday as strong wave moves thru the Eastern Caribbean.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 AM AST MON JUN 7 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MID UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTH OF PR WILL
RETROGRESS WITH AXIS TO STRETCH ALONG 70W BY TUE. TROUGH
FILLS/WEAKENS MID WEEK WITH STRONG MID LVL RIDGING BUILDING OVR THE
AREA. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA
FRI-SAT BRINGING POTENTIALLY VERY ACTIVE WEATHER.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MID UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTH OVR THE WILL
RETROGRESS TO ALONG 70W NEXT 24 HRS AND AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SCT/NMRS STRONG CONVECTION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

ALL GUIDANCE INDICATE A SHARP AND NOTABLE DECREASE IN CONVECTION
WED-THU AS TROF FILLS/WEAKENS AND STRONG SUBSIDENCE BUILDS
ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING MID LEVEL RIDGE AND AHEAD OF A TROPICAL
WAVE CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG 40W.

NEXT SIG WX MAKER IS A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 40W EARLY THIS
MORNING WHICH 00Z GFS INDICATES AXIS MOVING THROUGH PR FRI EVENING.
GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY PREDICTING VERY ACTIVE WX FOR PR/USVI FRI
AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT WITH PW VALUES RISING TO 2.5 INCHES AND K
INDICES UP T0 40.


&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TAF SITES
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF MVFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED BTWN
07/17Z-07/22Z...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND TJMZ AND TJBQ. WATCH FOR
FREQUENT MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ALONG THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL. LATEST
00Z TJSJ SOUNDING SHOWED LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS FROM THE SURFACE
UP TO 25K FEET...BECOMING WESTERLY AND STRONGER ABOVE.


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.MARINE...SEAS GENERALLY 2-4 FT ALL WATERS. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI NIGHT WITH NMRS TSTMS.

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