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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6841 Postby HUC » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:22 pm

Ok Luis here in the west part of Guadeloupe veRy very heavy rain,the sea is rough,gusty winds around 50 to 60 kh. I recorded 120mm of rain since last night and that's continuing.Very similar effects here LIKE a TD. tHE SYSTEM MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND IT IS A STRONG RAIN EVENT.
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6842 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:26 pm

HUC wrote:Ok Luis here in the west part of Guadeloupe veRy very heavy rain,the sea is rough,gusty winds around 50 to 60 kh. I recorded 120mm of rain since last night and that's continuing.Very similar effects here LIKE a TD. tHE SYSTEM MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND IT IS A STRONG RAIN EVENT.



Oh boy,that is a lot of rain over there.That for sure will come this way in the next couple of days.Stay safe and dry you and Gusty.
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6843 Postby msbee » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:41 pm

HUC wrote:Ok Luis here in the west part of Guadeloupe veRy very heavy rain,the sea is rough,gusty winds around 50 to 60 kh. I recorded 120mm of rain since last night and that's continuing.Very similar effects here LIKE a TD. tHE SYSTEM MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND IT IS A STRONG RAIN EVENT.


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I have been looking at meteo.fr radar all day and it has looked like Guadeloupe has been receiving rain from this system all day.
That is a lot of rain you have received.
We got 2 inches last night and so far today a little over 1 inch.
It is raining heavily here again.
and thundering loudly too.
but no wind at all. very still.
You also are having strong winds in Guadeloupe.
I wonder if St. Maarten should expect the winds to pick up here too?

Luis, yes, it is coming your way, but it is moving very slowly, which, of course, increases everyone's flooding possibilities.

We all have to very careful with this system
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6844 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:45 pm

FXCA62 TJSJ 042039
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
439 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE...LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW/TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE MOVING WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST...WITH THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH
EVENTUALLY BECOMING LOCATED IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION TO AID IN
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT LOCALLY...BEFORE FILLING. THIS EVOLVING
PATTERN WILL ALLOW A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO CONTINUE
TO ADVECT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AND INTERACT WITH LOCAL EFFECTS
AND AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES...TO PRODUCE INCREASING AMOUNTS OF
CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AFTER THREE DAYS...ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS HAVE HAD
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING...WIDESPREAD
HEAVY RAINFALL AND SIGNIFICANT OF AREAS OF FLOODING HAVE NOT YET
DEVELOPED. CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON...HAS BEEN LIMITED DUE TO
SUBSIDENCE ON WEST SIDE OF TUTT LOW. HOWEVER...BELIEVE THINGS ARE
ABOUT TO CHANGE...AS PATTERN NOTED ABOVE SLOWLY EVOLVES. ALREADY
SEE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO WRAP WEST
AND NORTHWEST TOWARD THE LOCAL ISLANDS AND EXPECT THIS TREND TO
CONTINUE TONIGHT. STILL OPTED TO REDUCE AMOUNT OF CLOUDINESS AND
WEATHER AND LOWER POPS AND QPF A BIT FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 18
HOURS...JUST TO GET FORECAST IN LINE WITH ONGOING AND EXPECTED
CONDITIONS. BELIEVE THAT LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
THERE WILL BE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT AREA OF BLOSSOMING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND
VIEQUES AND SPREADING TOWARD/INTO THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO
RICO...WITH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT/EXPANSION OF CONVECTION EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF THE FA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

PREVIOUS SYNOPTIC PATTERNS LIKE THIS ONE HAVE YIELDED SIGNIFICANT
PERIODS OF ACTIVE WEATHER...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...AREAS OF FLASH
AND RIVER FLOODING...AND MUDSLIDES...AND GIVEN EXPECTED WEATHER
AND ANTECEDENT GROUND AND RIVER CONDITIONS...BELIEVE THAT ONCE
THIS ACTIVE WEATHER GETS GOING LOCALLY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
TUESDAY...THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE CASE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED
THOUGH...THAT ALTHOUGH ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...IT WILL LIKELY
NOT BE RAINING ALL THE TIME.

THEREFORE...EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL TO
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND HAVE ACCORDINGLY LEFT THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IN PLACE.

ADDITIONALLY...AS SURFACE LOW LIFTS/EVOLVES WEST NORTHWEST OR
NORTHWEST TO A POSITION NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS TUESDAY NIGHT
OR WEDNESDAY...AN ATYPICAL SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE
WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE PROBABLY THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY...AND THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN COASTAL PROBLEMS
ALONG SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST FACING COASTAL AREAS...SUCH AS
FREDERICKSTED AND LIME TREE BAY IN ST CROIX.

LOOKING AHEAD...THIS UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN...WITH AN OCTOBER
MONSOONAL TYPE FLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN...SHOULD RESULT IN
PERIODS OF ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS FOR AT LEAST
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY ALSO.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE TAF
SITES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER...MVFR CIGS/VIS IN
TSRA/SHRA WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS TNCM...TKPK...AND IN THE
U.S.V.I. TAF SITES. AN INCREASE IN SHRA AND TSRA ACTIVITY EN
ROUTE TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS...WILL PRODUCE TEMPORARY MVFR OR EVEN
BRIEF IFR CONDS POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES IN A PASSING +TSRA OR
+SHRA. LLVL WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE EAST AT 10 TO 20
KNOTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHRA/TSRA.

&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 21 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 7
FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE UPCOMING SJUCWFSJU FOR THE LATEST FORECAST
DETAILS.
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6845 Postby HUC » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:53 pm

Msbe,thank's for your report.What is strange,is the rough sea,with swell around 1,50m; but in the carribean coast, seas of 1,50m are uncommon.Apparently this is due to the SSO winds that are blowing steadily since 3 days now,and that pick up some to day.
This South flow push also the humidity over the leeward side of our mountain,and with this slow mouving system the consequence is a lot of rain, and rough sea.
Strangly, very few thunder storms,very few.
This kind of situation is somewhat common in october or november for the NE carribean,and sometimes,give rise to TD or Ts that are moving N or NO.
So stay tuned.
There is a rain cell now west of Martinica and approching Dominica also from the south...Wait and see, buit i expect no more rain to night!!!
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6846 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:22 pm

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
559 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-050600-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0012.000000T0000Z-101006T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...
ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...
VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...
QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...
HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS...
CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA`S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
559 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...AND ALL OF
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

* A BROAD AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED TROPICAL WAVE...
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...WILL TRACK SLOWLY WEST
NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE FEATURES WILL
COMBINE WITH FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE TO RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. SOME OF THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS THAT
MAY TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FOUR OR MORE INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED EACH DAY.

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. THE HEAVY
RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. THESE
MUDSLIDES MAY OCCUR EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE RAINING AT THE
TIME.

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
WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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#6847 Postby Gustywind » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:56 pm

From Meteo-France Guadeloupe, here is the latest weather forecast: http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/antill ... ivi_gd.pdf
Hey my friends read it carefully Meteo-France reported a gust up to 104 km/h :eek: not so bad for a "simple active" twave :double:
Stay safe and dry all my carib friends, be on your guard. Very wet weather conditions continues on the Leewards unhopefully not good news for us.
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Regional service of Guadeloupe
BP 451 - 97183 ABYMES
Meteorological attentiveness Guadeloupe
YELLOW LEVEL for " STRONG RAINS / THUNDERSTORMS AND SEA
DANGEROUS ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE ISLAND"

Current situation and Observations
Lesser Antilles remain concerned by a vast rainy zone and stormy bound connected to a tropical wave.
Rains were supported for this morning in particular on the East of the Grande-Terre, the Southwest of the Basse-Terre and the Saints. We reported on 12 hours an accumulation of 107 millemeters in Basse-Terre, 63 millimeters at Le Moule, 60 millimeters at Les Saintes and locally up to 120 mm in these sectors.
Somewhere else on the pointoise region and as for Anse-Bertrand, rains were more weaker with 10 to 20 mm. (1 mm = 1 liter per square meter)
[size=150]Gusts of wind at 104 kph were measured in La Désirade this morning, and at 60 kph in Raizet, in Basse-Terre and in Marie Galante.[/size]
Forecasts
We stay under the threat of strong rains and thunderstorms still these next 48 hours at least, interrupted with quiet periods. Rainy accumulations can thus be still important. Gusts of wind exceeding 60 kph are still possible near the stormy cells or heavy downpours.
Furthermore, the wind of sector the South had the effect of raising a swell unusual, generating rollers of 1m50 and 2m on coasts exposed in the West and in the south, from Deshaies to Saint François drifting by Basse-Terre and the small Cul-de-sac. This swell pays off tomorrow in the course of day.
Comments/Consequences
Grounds are filled with water because of the strong rains of the last ones weeks and last hours. Attention in particular in zones usually easily flooded and during your movements.
Summarized
The expected impact is moderated
Validity - a duration of Phenomenon
Until Wednesday at least
Next bulletin: tomorrow on Tuesday at about 06:30 am
INDIVIDUAL MEASURES OF BEHAVIOR VALIDATED IN THE SPECIFIC CAPACITIES(MEASURES) " METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA " ORSEC " BE CAREFUL " YELLOW ATTENTIVENESS STRONG RAINS PREFECTURE OF GUADELOUPE
Inquire of the meteorological situation and be particularly careful:
- If you have to practise sports at outdoor risk
- If your outdoor activities are situated in an exposed zone, on ground, in particular in mountain, near
streams, as offshore also.
- If you have to circulate in flood-risk areas crossing of fords or low passages
taken.
- In case of thunderstorm: avoid the use of telephones and electric devices. Do not shelter in a woody zone, right by pylons or posts.
Bulletin of follow-up N °: 11
Episode N: 19-GD
From Monday, October 4th, 2010 till 5 pm
Regional service of Guadeloupe
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6848 Postby Gustywind » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:06 pm

cycloneye wrote:
HUC wrote:Ok Luis here in the west part of Guadeloupe veRy very heavy rain,the sea is rough,gusty winds around 50 to 60 kh. I recorded 120mm of rain since last night and that's continuing.Very similar effects here LIKE a TD. tHE SYSTEM MOVES VERY SLOWLY AND IT IS A STRONG RAIN EVENT.



Oh boy,that is a lot of rain over there.That for sure will come this way in the next couple of days.Stay safe and dry you and Gusty.

Thanks Luis, absolutely agree with HUC. Very nice and objective report good infos my friend ! Reminds me the early stages of Jeanne in 2004, a sort of strong TD very close to a TS. Looks like all the flooding and the damages on the western side of the island called Cote Sous Le Vent reminds me TD Jeanne. Rain has stopped but this afternoon were very wet here. Let's continue to wait and see. That's pretty curious here that our pro mets let us only in Yellow alert?! with all these damages i'd prefer an orange call given the actual situation but... that's another story :cheesy: :oops: .
Be safe all.
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6849 Postby msbee » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:07 pm

Hi Gusty
why are you getting so much wind and we have none?
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#6850 Postby Macrocane » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:56 pm

As I've said earlier today the northerly winds have intensified today in El Salvador and the minimum temperatures have dropped a bit thanks to the first continental cool high pressure system of the season in the region. In San Salvador the strongest wind gust today has been 30 km/h (19 mph). Las Pilas (a station in northern El Salvador) reported a minimum temperature of 11.7°C (52.3°) :cold: .
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6851 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:03 pm

Macrocane wrote:As I've said earlier today the northerly winds have intensified today in El Salvador and the minimum temperatures have dropped a bit thanks to the first continental cool high pressure system of the season in the region. In San Salvador the strongest wind gust today has been 30 km/h (19 mph). Las Pilas (a station in northern El Salvador) reported a minimum temperature of 11.7°C (52.3°) :cold: .



So the cold temperatures are already reaching parts of Centralamerica. Do you know the lowest temperature on record in your country?
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#6852 Postby msbee » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:45 pm

This is the road this afternoon going towards my house. If you look carefully on the hill to the left of the Texaco sign, you can see part of a round blue roof. That is my house.

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The backhoe was trying to create drainage for excess water, creating traffic congestion.

The Department of Disaster Management is advising motorists to stay off the road network or only drive is necessary and when driving to exercise caution due to flooding of streets, roads and low lying areas.
Persons residing on hill sides and those driving along hill sides are advised to drive with caution and be alert for possible rock falls. This is due to the saturated soil.
According to the Monday 5.00pm Meteorological Service of the Netherlands Antilles & Aruba weather advisory, heavy rainfall is expected to continue. Showers will be widely scattered along with an isolated thunderstorm. Heavy showers may be accompanied with high wind gusts.
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#6853 Postby tropicana » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:02 pm

Impressive rainfall totals from much of the Caribbean

Regional Highs and Rainfall for
Mon Oct 4 2010 (rainfall is 8pm to 8pm)

Piarco Airport, Trinidad 34.0C 93F 42.6mm
Maraval, NW Trinidad 30.4C 87F 26.9mm
Crown Point, Tobago 30.3C 86F trace

Point Salines, Grenada 30.0C 86F 74.0mm
Arnos Vale, St Vincent 29.6C 85F 27.0mm
Grantley Adams, Barbados 29.3C 85F 32.8mm
Rockley, S. Barbados 29.9C 86F 26.7mm

Hewannora Airport, St Lucia 29.4C 85F 19.5mm
Le Raizet, Guadeloupe 26.3C 79F 18.1mm
Le Lamentin, Martinique 28.0C 82F 19.0mm
Melville Hall, Dominica 27.2C 81F 31.5mm

West End, Anguilla 30.3C 86F 29.0mm
VC Bird Airport, Antigua 26.5C 80F 84.0mm
Golden Rock, St Kitts 29.2C 85F 65.0mm

Juliana Airport, St Maarten 29.8C 86F 32.0mm
Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas 30.6C 87F 20.3mm
San Juan, Puerto Rico 30.6C 87F 4.0mm

Owen Roberts, Grand Cayman 31.2C 88F 5.3mm
Kingston, Jamaica 31.4C 88F
Montego Bay, Jamaica 31.7C 89F
Havana, Cuba 30.1C 86F

Nassau, Bahamas 27.5C 82F 23.0mm
Hamilton, Bermuda 27.9C 82F

Hato Airport, Curacao 30.3C 86F 16.7mm
Flamingo Airport, Bonaire 30.2C 86F 46.0mm
Queen Beatrix, Aruba 29.6C 86F 16.4mm

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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6854 Postby Macrocane » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:13 pm

cycloneye wrote:

So the cold temperatures are already reaching parts of Centralamerica. Do you know the lowest temperature on record in your country?


Accoeding to some official sources it was -3.5°C (25.7°F) in in Los Naranjos station, there are other unofficial sources that say it was -5°C (23°F) in Los Naranjos as well.
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#6855 Postby srainhoutx » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:10 pm

Stay safe neighbors. We are thinking of you tonight.
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#6856 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:25 pm

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1006 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

PRC023-067-097-050800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HORMIGUEROS PR-CABO ROJO PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
1006 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CABO ROJO MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
HORMIGUEROS MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
MAYAGUEZ MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HORMIGUEROS...

* UNTIL 400 AM AST

* AT 1002 PM AST THE USGS RIVER SENSOR AT HORMIGUEROS WAS SHOWING
19.88 FEET WHERE FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE
RIVER COULD RISE AS MUCH AS ONE HALF FOOT MORE OVERNIGHT.

* THIS FLOOD WILL AFFECT THE LOW-LYING AREAS JUST OUTSIDE THE BANKS
OF THE RIO GUANAJIBO AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM HORMIGUEROS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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LAT...LON 1818 6718 1817 6709 1809 6711 1816 6719

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#6857 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:55 pm

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PUERTO RICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1049 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

A BROAD AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING NORTHEAST
AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS CONTINUES TO GENERATE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY IS MAINLY LOCATED OVER THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS BUT RECENTLY HAS BEGUN TO ENTER LOCAL WATERS SOUTH
AND EAST OF SAINT CROIX. SMALLER SHOWERS AROUND THIS LOW WERE ALSO
MOVING INLAND OVER PUERTO RICO. SKIES OVER PUERTO RICO WERE MOSTLY
CLOUDY...BUT ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS LINGERED OVER THE ISLAND AS
OF 10 PM AST. THESE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE COAST FROM
ARECIBO TO LOIZA TO INLAND FROM UTUADO TO AGUAS BUENAS. THEY WERE
MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 MPH. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WERE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF 80...WHILE TEMPERATURES IN
INLAND AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WERE GENERALLY IN THE 70S. WINDS WERE
LESS THAN 10 MPH EXCEPT IN AGUADILLA WHICH WAS REPORTING EAST
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 12 MPH.

THE LOW PRESSURE STILL TO OUR SOUTH WILL BRING MORE TROPICAL
MOISTURE TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN INCREASE
IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS THROUGH
AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON TUESDAY.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...OVERALL SEAS OF 3 TO 8 FEET...AND
WINDS UP TO 21 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL ATLANTIC OFF SHORE
WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY AND SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINING LOCAL WATERS. SEAS WILL BE
SLOW TO SUBSIDE TO THE NORTH SINCE SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE BEEN
RUNNING AT NEARLY 20 MPH JUST NORTH OF OUR LOCAL WATERS IN THE
ATLANTIC.

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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6858 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:15 pm

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1052 PM AST MON OCT 4 2010

.UPDATE...THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED TROPICAL
WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH OF THE LOCAL
AREA THIS EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AS THE TUTT LOW JUST NORTH OF THE MONA
PASSAGE THIS EVENING ALSO BEGINS TO SLOWLY LIFT
NORTHWESTWARD...MORE FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SHOULD HELP
SPARK SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE VI AND
EXTREME EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING TUESDAY. AS THIS LOW LIFTS ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS
TOMORROW AFTERNOON...EXPECT MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAN WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS...LIKELY
RESULTING IN LOCALIZED FLOODING AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW. AFTERWARDS...A CONTINUED MOIST AND WET WEATHER PATTERN
LOOKS TO BE IN STORE THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK...AND
WENT AHEAD AN EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EARLIER THIS EVENING. NO OTHER CHANGES
WARRANTED TO INHERITED FORECAST THIS EVENING.

&&

.AVIATION...CONDS IN THE LEEWARD ISLAND TAF SITES OF TKPK AND TNCM
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF MVFR CONDITIONS AS SHRAS AND
POSSIBLE TSRAS AROUND LOW PRESSURE IN THE CARIBBEAN TO THE WEST MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH 06/00Z. CONDS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AT
TIST AND TISX AS OF 05/04Z AND WILL BECOME MVFR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS
THROUGH 06/00Z. CONDS IN TJSJ...TJPS...TJMZ...TJBQ ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN VFR ALTHOUGH SOME SHOWERS MAY OCCUR. TJSJ AND TJMZ MAY SEE
MVFR AFT 05/16Z SINCE LLVL WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH OR SOUTH
SOUTHWEST. WIDESPREAD MTN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED AFT 05/15Z.
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6859 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:18 am

Good morning. Another wet day.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
529 AM AST TUE OCT 5 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH OF THE LOCAL AREA...COMBINED WITH A
TUTT LOW JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO...WILL PRODUCE AN ACTIVE/WET
PATTERN ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A BROAD AND ELONGATED
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS FEATURE WERE DETECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE ANEGADA PASSAGE AND
CARIBBEAN WATERS. LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY WERE NOTED OVER LAND
AREAS.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE TUTT LOW BEGINS TO SLOWLY LIFT
NORTHWESTWARD. THESE FEATURES PLUS THE DAYTIME HEATING AND AN
EXTREMELY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THEREFORE...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND
VIEQUES AND THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE MORNING
HOURS...SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE DAY.

THIS PATTERN WILL ALLOW A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO
CONTINUE TO ADVECT ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA AND INTERACT WITH LOCAL
EFFECTS TO ENHANCE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED SOILS...ANY ADDITIONAL
RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING AS WELL AS
MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS A MEDIUM CHANGE OF
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE...PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE CENTER
WEB PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.


&&

.AVIATION...TAF SITES OF TKPK AND TNCM WILL EXPERIENCE TEMPO
MVFR/PSBL IFR CONDS TIL 05/14Z....AS SHRA/ISOLD TSRA ASSOCIATED
WITH AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SPREAD ACROSS NE CARIBBEAN WILL AFFECT
THE LOCAL FLYING AREA THROUGH 06/00Z. CONDS AT THE REMAINDER OF
TAF SITES AND EN ROUTE BTW PR AND THE VI WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE
ESPECIALLY AT AND AROUND TIST AND TISX WITH TEMPO MVFR/IFR CONDS
THROUGH 05/14Z. CONDS AT TJSJ...TJPS...TJMZ...TJBQ ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN VFR THROUGH 05/12Z...HOWEVER TJSJ...TJNR... TJMZ...TJPS MAY
SEE MVFR AFT 05/16Z WITH LLVL WINDS BCMG MORE S OR SSW. MTN TOP
OBSCURATIONS REMAIN PSBL OVR PICO DEL ESTE THROUGH 05/12Z... AND
REST OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL AFT 05/15Z.


&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 21 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 7
FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ANEGADA PASSAGE
AND THE CARIBBEAN WATERS TODAY.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 78 86 78 / 90 90 70 60
STT 88 79 88 80 / 90 90 70 60
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Re: Caribbean - CA - Watching rain event in Eastern Caribbean

#6860 Postby msbee » Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:46 am

Good mornign Luis

Yes, another wet one Luis

currently we are having heavy rain and wind here
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