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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5461 Postby knotimpaired » Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:16 pm

Well, the heavy rain has arrived. I have never posted a image before but I will give it a try.

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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5463 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 2:57 pm

Wave starting to bring scattered showers to San Juan.It looks it will be the same tonight and tommorow.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
351 PM AST MON JUL 5 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK INVERTED TUTT LOCATED OVER THE LOCAL AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH NOSES INTO THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN LATER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THE REST
OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS WITH BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THE WAVE AXIS
IS STILL EXPECTED TO PASS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...
WITH ASSOCIATED WEATHER PROBABLY LINGERING THROUGH MUCH OF
TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF
THE LOCAL ISLANDS...RATHER QUICK CELL MOTION AND "BANDED" NATURE
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS...SHOULD PREVENT SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD
FLASH FLOODING...BUT CERTAINLY EXPECT URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY TUESDAY.

FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...STILL EXPECT A BIT "DRIER" AIR
MASS AND A NEW ROUND OF SAHARAN DUST TO ENCOMPASS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROPICAL WAVE. HOWEVER...AS HAS BEEN
THE CASE LATELY...WE WILL STILL HAVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

FOR LATER SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...EXPECT THE NEXT
TROPICAL WAVE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...FOLLOWED AGAIN BY A
SOMEWHAT "DRIER" AIR MASS.

&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS ARE GRADUALLY INCREASING AHEAD OF A TROPICAL
WAVE CURRENTLY PASSING THE NORTHERN ANTILLES...STARTING OVER THE
CORDILLERA CENTRAL AND EASTERN COASTAL WATERS. SHOWERS/THUNDER
WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE EAST...MAINLY DURING AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUING IN EVENING. WINDS 10-20 KNOTS FROM EAST-NORTHEAST
WILL SHIFT TO EAST-SOUTHEAST ONCE THE WAVE PASSES...STARTING WITH
TKPK IN MID-LATE AFTERNOON AND FINISHING WITH TJPS LATE TONIGHT.
CONDITIONS TO BE BRIEFLY MVFR IN SHOWERS. DECREASING SHOWERS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUE.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 12 TO 22 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET
ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...AS THE
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS AND THEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AFTER THE WAVE
DEPARTS. SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS
SEVERAL OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS ZONES TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO
SJUCWFSJU FOR THE FORECAST DETAILS.

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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5464 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:44 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
416 PM AST MON JUL 5 2010

PRC003-011-117-052315-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0256.100705T2016Z-100705T2315Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AGUADA PR-RINCON PR-ANASCO PR-
416 PM AST MON JUL 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
AGUADA...RINCON AND ANASCO

* UNTIL 715 PM AST

* AT 414 PM AST A CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WAS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF PUERTO RICO.
PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND
THE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ADVISED MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH AT LEAST 715 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-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5465 Postby knotimpaired » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:13 pm

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
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000
ABNT20 KNHC 052109
TWOAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2010

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

A SMALL WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA IS MOVING ONSHORE
TERREBONNE PARISH NEAR CAILLOU BAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND SATELLITE
DATA INDICATE THAT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE COULD
OCCUR ACROSS TERREBONNE PARISH...ESPECIALLY IN TERREBONNE
BAY...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
ONSHORE. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT MOVES ONSHORE. THIS SYSTEM
WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD AFTER LANDFALL AND PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA. INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND ANY
WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND
THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS
AND DISORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES
NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30
PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND WESTERN
CUBA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5466 Postby msbee » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:14 pm

weather changed her this afternoon. what was partly sunny day turned cloudy, windy and squally. Not much rain though
Check out new radar site.
Lots of "stuff" to the east!

http://weather.an/radar/cappisxm.html
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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5467 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:44 pm

msbee wrote:weather changed her this afternoon. what was partly sunny day turned cloudy, windy and squally. Not much rain though
Check out new radar site.
Lots of "stuff" to the east!

http://weather.an/radar/cappisxm.html



Gusts up to 30 mph have arrived here with thundershowers moving fairly rapid.I will report any event that may occur from this wave passage here.

The radar from ST Maarten is now added to the big first post of thread.
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#5468 Postby Gustywind » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:04 pm

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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5469 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:21 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
606 PM AST MON JUL 5 2010

PRC007-021-025-029-031-033-061-063-127-137-139-060100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0257.100705T2206Z-100706T0100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CAGUAS PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-GURABO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-
GUAYNABO PR-CANOVANAS PR-CAROLINA PR-CATANO PR-SAN JUAN PR-
TOA BAJA PR-
606 PM AST MON JUL 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...CAGUAS...AGUAS BUENAS...GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...
GUAYNABO...CANOVANAS...CAROLINA...CATANO...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 900 PM AST

* AT 603 PM AST A A CLUSTER OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IS AFFECTING THE EASTERN INTERIOR SECTION OF PUERTO
RICO AND THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN AREA. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND THE FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISED MUNICIPALITIES
THROUGH AT LEAST 900 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-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5470 Postby Macrocane » Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:29 pm

I want to share this picture with you, I took it this afternoon, it shows cloud iridescence over a cumulonimbus

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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5471 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:00 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1005 PM AST MON JUL 5 2010

PRC015-025-035-041-057-063-069-077-085-095-103-109-123-129-151-
060600-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0259.100706T0205Z-100706T0600Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-CAYEY PR-JUNCOS PR-GURABO PR-SAN LORENZO PR-LAS
PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-NAGUABO PR-GUAYAMA
PR-HUMACAO PR-SALINAS PR-YABUCOA PR-
1005 PM AST MON JUL 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
CAGUAS...CIDRA...CAYEY...JUNCOS...GURABO...SAN LORENZO...LAS
PIEDRAS...ARROYO...PATILLAS...MAUNABO...NAGUABO...GUAYAMA...
HUMACAO...SALINAS AND YABUCOA

* UNTIL 200 AM AST

* AT 1002 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS LARGE SECTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
PUERTO RICO. DUE TO DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PASSING TROPICAL WAVE EXPECTED TO STREAM ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND
IN LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 2 AM AST TUESDAY
MORNING.

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-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5472 Postby cycloneye » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:04 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1051 PM AST MON JUL 5 2010

.UPDATE...THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PASSING TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING
ACROSS WESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS EVENING. DEEP MOISTURE IN A
GENERALLY EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW BEHIND THIS WAVE...WILL
BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL...ACROSS THE VI...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...EXPECT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN PUERTO RICO
ON TUESDAY...AS TRAILING MOISTURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE ISLANDS
TOMORROW. HAZY SUNSHINE IS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK...BEFORE NEXT WAVE REACHES THE LOCAL AREA BY THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR OR BRIEF IFR CONDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
TKPK...TNCM...TISX...TIST...AND TJPS THROUGH 06/13Z...WITH
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS TJMZ...TJBQ AND TJSJ. AFT
06/13Z...VFR CONDS EXPECTED ACROSS TNCM AND TKPK...WITH MVFR OR
TEMPORARY IFR CONDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE TAF SITES
IN AN ESE WIND FLOW OF 15 TO 20 KTS.
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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5473 Postby cycloneye » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:14 am

Good morning. Nothing to report in Puerto Rico so far in terms of flooding so good news in that regard.Let's see what occurs today as the trailing moisture rolls in.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
453 AM AST TUE JUL 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CARIBBEAN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MAINTAINING AN EAST SOUTHEAST
LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SURROUNDING
WATERS AND ACROSS SEVERAL PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY THIS MORNING. LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY WAS DETECTED OVER THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS SO FAR THIS MORNING. THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE REGION.
THE WAVE AXIS WAS JUST ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY THIS MORNING.
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN A GENERALLY EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW
BEHIND THIS WAVE...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...ACROSS MUCH
OF THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN PUERTO RICO...AS TRAILING MOISTURE
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY. THE QUICK CELL MOTION...SHOULD
PREVENT SIGNIFICANT OR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING...BUT CERTAINLY
EXPECT URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS TODAY AND POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. IN FACT...THE GFS
FORECAST SOUNDING SUGGESTS THAT PWAT VALUES WILL CONTINUE WELL
ABOVE 2.0 INCHES TODAY...DECREASING AGAIN BELOW 2.0 INCHES ON
WEDNESDAY.

AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE WAVE...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...A DRIER
AIR MASS AND A NEW ROUND OF SAHARAN DUST WILL ENCOMPASS AGAIN THE
LOCAL ISLANDS. HOWEVER...AS HAS BEEN THE CASE LATELY...WE WILL STILL
HAVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON
ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. A
TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH TO THE REGION BY THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...INCREASING AGAIN THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS

&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND A TROPICAL WAVE
CURRENTLY ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE...STARTING OVER THE CORDILLERA
CENTRAL LATE IN THE MORNING OR EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...MOVING LATER
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND CONTINUING INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. WINDS FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10-20 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL TAF SITES TODAY. DECREASING SHOWER
ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 12 TO 21 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET
ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...AS THE
TROPICAL WAVE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGIONAL WATERS AND THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS BEHIND THE WAVE. SMALL
BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS SEVERAL OF THE LOCAL
COASTAL WATERS ZONES TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN
EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND FOR THE MONA
PASSAGE. PLEASE REFER TO SJUCWFSJU FOR THE FORECAST DETAILS.
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Re: Caribbean-CA=Watching 96L in W Carib / Wave in E Carib

#5474 Postby cycloneye » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:52 am

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC013-027-065-071-115-061715-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1239 PM AST TUE JUL 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...QUEBRADILLAS...CAMUY...HATILLO AND ARECIBO

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ARECIBO...CAMUY...HATILLO...ISABELA AND QUEBRADILLAS

AT 1233 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES
EXTENDING FROM ARECIBO TO ISABELA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
ANTICIPATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE OFFSHORE THROUGH
115 PM.
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#5475 Postby msbee » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:54 pm

hi Luis
how is the PR weather going to be tomorrow morning?
I'm flying in on American eagle at 8 AM on my way to NYC
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#5476 Postby cycloneye » Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:58 pm

msbee wrote:hi Luis
how is the PR weather going to be tomorrow morning?
I'm flying in on American eagle at 8 AM on my way to NYC


Hi Barbara.Weather should be fine tommorow morning. Have a good trip to New York.
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#5477 Postby cycloneye » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:09 pm

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
146 PM AST TUE JUL 6 2010

PRC007-015-021-025-029-031-033-035-041-045-051-057-061-063-087-095-
105-109-119-127-129-135-137-139-143-151-062045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0262.100706T1746Z-100706T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-CAYEY PR-COMERIO PR-AGUAS BUENAS PR-
GURABO PR-NARANJITO PR-TOA ALTA PR-SAN LORENZO PR-TRUJILLO ALTO PR-
VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-GUAYNABO PR-
CANOVANAS PR-GUAYAMA PR-CAROLINA PR-CATANO PR-SAN JUAN PR-LOIZA PR-
RIO GRANDE PR-YABUCOA PR-TOA BAJA PR-
146 PM AST TUE JUL 6 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...CAGUAS...CIDRA...CAYEY...COMERIO...AGUAS BUENAS...
GURABO...NARANJITO...TOA ALTA...SAN LORENZO...TRUJILLO ALTO...
VEGA ALTA...DORADO...ARROYO...PATILLAS...MAUNABO...GUAYNABO...
CANOVANAS...GUAYAMA...CAROLINA...CATANO...SAN JUAN...LOIZA...RIO
GRANDE...YABUCOA AND TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 445 PM AST

* AT 142 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG AN
AREA THAT EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTH COAST TO THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO
RICO. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE NORTHWEST ALONG THIS AREA...CAUSING LOCALIZED BUT HEAVY RAIN.

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 - CA=92L brings some squally weather to NE Carib

#5478 Postby Macrocane » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:42 pm

Yesterday was the rainiest day since Alex stopped affecting us, except fro San Salvador that received only traces, these are the temperatures and the rainfall registered:

July 5, 2010

Rainfall

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Ataco          73.2 mm/2.88 inches
Lake Güija     52.0 mm/2.05 inches
Ilopango       1.5 mm/0.06 inches
Sensuntepeque  45 mm/1.77 inches
San Miguel     7 mm/0.28 inches

Temperatures

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Acajutla         min:22.8°C/73.0°F      max:29.9°C/85.8°F
Santa Ana        min:20.0°C/68.0°F      max:30.5°C/86.9°F
San Salvador     min:20.4°C/68.7°F      max:27.9°C/82.2°F
Las Pilas        min:13.6°C/56.5°F      max:21.5°C/70.7°F
San Miguel       min:23.8°C/74.8°F      max:32.8°C/91.0°F
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#5479 Postby msbee » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:49 pm

cycloneye wrote:
msbee wrote:hi Luis
how is the PR weather going to be tomorrow morning?
I'm flying in on American eagle at 8 AM on my way to NYC


Hi Barbara.Weather should be fine tommorow morning. Have a good trip to New York.



Thanks Luis
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Re: Caribbean - Central America Weather Thread

#5480 Postby cycloneye » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:22 pm

U

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 PM AST TUE JUL 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TUTT WILL REMAIN LOCATED NEAR OR ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS ELONGATED MID LEVEL RIDGE
ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND INTO THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN. A TROPICAL WAVE
LOCATED OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL
CONTINUE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AND AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA
TONIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AND AWAY
FROM THE LOCAL AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS
OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS WAVE...A BIT "DRIER" AIR MASS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO/ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATER TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AND THEN GENERALLY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION...SAHARAN AIR LAYER (SAL) ALREADY SPREADING ACROSS THE
FA AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...PROVIDING
HAZY CONDITIONS. DESPITE SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR...WE WILL STILL HAVE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...AND AS WAS
THE CASE WITH THE LAST SAL OUTBREAK...ONE OR TWO OF THESE STORMS
THAT BREAK THROUGH THE CAP COULD BECOME RATHER INTENSE.

FOR LATER SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...EXPECT THE NEXT TROPICAL
WAVE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...FOLLOWED AGAIN BY A SOMEWHAT
"DRIER" AIR MASS.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS AND AT ALL LOCAL TAF SITES TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BRIEF MVFR
CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
THROUGH 06/23Z IN SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 6 FEET OR
LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. BASED
ON AVAILABLE BUOY AND SHIP REPORTS AND LATEST MODEL DATA...DECIDED
TO REMOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ALL WATERS. HOWEVER...SMALL
BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
AND CARIBBEAN OFF SHORE WATERS AND THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES
TONIGHT.

&&
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