Caribbean - Central America Weather

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC053-171530-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0014.110517T1231Z-110517T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
831 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO
FAJARDO

* UNTIL 1130 AM AST

* AT 826 AM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON
RIO FAJARDO. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

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 1836 6563 1832 6562 1826 6570 1828 6572

$$

MARTINEZ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC015-057-069-085-095-103-109-129-151-171545-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0015.110517T1249Z-110517T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
849 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
SAN LORENZO
LAS PIEDRAS
ARROYO
PATILLAS
MAUNABO
NAGUABO
GUAYAMA
HUMACAO
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 1145 AM AST

* AT 843 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF THEM WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON
RIO FAJARDO. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 1795 6613 1809 6609 1813 6591 1829 6579
1815 6568 1808 6574 1797 6587

$$

AAS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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You only look at this and see what is going on today in Puerto Rico.

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Flash Flood watch until 8 PM AST

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
921 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

PRZ001>006-012-013-180000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.110517T1321Z-110518T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...
SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA
921 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

...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...CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR...
NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST
AND VIEQUES.

* UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING

* DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO
THE LOCAL AREA TO CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
PUERTO RICO THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL RELEASE SUFFICIENT RAIN TO BRING
RAPID RIVER RISES. AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN ALREADY SATURATED FROM
YESTERDAY`S RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO MUDSLIDES.
SATURATED SOILS COULD ALSO MAKE TREES VULNERABLE TO STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAUSING THEM TO FALL OVER.

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.

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.

&&

$$

RAM/AAS/OM/RVT
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
124 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

PRC003-005-011-013-027-065-071-081-099-115-117-131-172015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0106.110517T1724Z-110517T2015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ISABELA PR-MOCA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-AGUADILLA
PR-AGUADA PR-LARES PR-CAMUY PR-HATILLO PR-RINCON PR-ANASCO
PR-ARECIBO PR-119 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED
THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ISABELA...MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...AGUADILLA...
AGUADA...LARES...CAMUY...HATILLO...RINCON...ANASCO AND ARECIBO

* UNTIL 415 PM AST

* AT 119 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH
VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREA.

RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE CONTINUED
RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 1828 6724 1839 6728 1853 6710 1848 6659
1835 6661 1836 6677

$$

AAS
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
257 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

PRC043-059-075-111-113-133-149-153-172100-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0107.110517T1857Z-110517T2100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COAMO PR-YAUCO PR-VILLALBA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-PONCE PR-
SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-
257 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
COAMO...YAUCO...VILLALBA...GUAYANILLA...JUANA DIAZ...PONCE...
SANTA ISABEL AND PENUELAS

* UNTIL 500 PM AST

* AT 256 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
THOUGH 5:00 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1795 6687 1805 6690 1810 6690 1817 6683
1812 6675 1816 6664 1815 6632 1810 6629
1796 6633

$$

MARTINEZ
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
311 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
CIDRA
COMERIO
AIBONITO
BARRANQUITAS
NARANJITO

* UNTIL 615 PM AST

* AT 306 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND USGS
RIVER SENSORS INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINS OVER THE AREA HAVE
CAUSED THE RIO DE LA PLATA IN COMERIO TO RISE AND IT IS ABOUT TO GO
OVER ITS FLOOD STAGE.

FOR THE RIO DE LA PLATA AT COMERIO - COMP4
FLOOD STAGE - 11 FEET.
AT 306 PM AST...THE USGS SENSOR INDICATED THE RIVER HAD
RISEN TO 10.21 FEET.

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 1827 6628 1827 6622 1823 6620 1817 6619
1815 6626

$$

JJA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN
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[cycloneye]

It looks like the unsetteled pattern will continue for the next few days.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
344 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC AND BROAD LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN AND WESTERN ATLANTIC... WILL MAINTAIN
A LIGHT SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AT LEAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WIND FLOW... AND A BROAD MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED JUST WEST TO NORTHWEST OF THE REGION
WILL HELP PROMOTE A MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE
REGION FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. IN ADDITION...LATEST SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWED ADDITIONAL SURGE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN
EASTERLY PERTURBATIONS NOW APPROACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES. THIS
FEATURE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL TROPICAL MOISTURE TO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WESTWARDS ACROSS
THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS....EXPECT ENHANCED CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS...AND
SLOWLY MOVE INLAND ACROSS PUERTO RICO...ADJACENT ISLANDS...AS WELL
AS PARTS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTH AND EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO REMAIN AT DANGEROUSLY
HIGH LEVELS AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE
ONGOING SITUATION AND LEAD TO RIVER AND FLASH FLOODING. THEREFORE
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 PM AST...FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA...WHERE SO FAR
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAD FALLEN. HOWEVER THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE REMAINDER OF PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...
AND THIS WILL LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBAN...SMALL STREAM AND POORLY
DRAINED AREAS. MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN WILL ALSO REMAIN
LIKELY ACROSS THE ISLANDS EVEN WHEN THE RAINS HAVE CEASED. RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM RIVERS AND STREAM AND CLOSELY
MONITOR STATEMENTS AND BULLETINS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN SAN JUAN.

&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
LOCAL AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS A
RESULT...MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT ALL PR AND VI TAF SITES THROUGH AT LEAST
18/00Z. MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS TNCM AND TKPK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 84 76 87 / 20 30 30 30
STT 77 85 77 85 / 40 40 50 50

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
413 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM...
MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N...
CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N...

* UNTIL 615 PM AST

* AT 407 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER OVER MONA
PASSAGE ABOUT 34 NAUTICAL MILES FROM MORRILLOS IN CABO
ROJO...MOVING EAST AT 10 KNOTS... THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS AT ANY TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 1793 6673 1735 6688 1736 6766 1793 6766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 270DEG 11KT 1762 6742

$$

JJA
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
AMZ732-735-172245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.MA.W.0028.110517T2111Z-110517T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
511 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM...
CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N...

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 507 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS
SOUTH OF PONCE MOVING GENERALLY EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. A WATERSPOUT
WAS REPORTED RECENTLY ABOUT 5 NM SOUTHWEST OF SANTA ISABEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.

&&

LAT...LON 1732 6693 1802 6652 1797 6606 1730 6638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 225DEG 27KT 1746 6659

$$

ROSA
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC075-123-133-172230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
537 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
JUANA DIAZ...SALINAS AND SANTA ISABEL

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
CAPITANEJO...AGUILITA...COCO...COQUI...GUAYABAL...JAUCA...JUANA
DIAZ...SALINAS...LAS OLLAS...LUIS LLORENS TORRES...POTALA
PASTILLO AND SANTA ISABEL

AT 530 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANTA ISABEL...MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF UP
TO 35 MPH. WATERSPOUTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM AND IT MAY
AFFECT LAND AREAS BRIEFLY.

$$

JJA
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
635 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

VIC020-030-180030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0108.110517T2235Z-110518T0130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAINT JOHN VI-SAINT THOMAS VI-
635 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT JOHN AND SAINT THOMAS

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 630 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED PERSISTENT RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. MODERATE TO STRONG SHOWERS HAVE PERSISTED OVER SAINT
JOHN AND SAINT THOMAS CAUSING FLOODING ON URBAN AREAS AND CREEKS.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 1829 6505 1842 6504 1837 6468 1830 6464

$$

JJA
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[cycloneye]

Finnally a change from the very wet pattern for Puerto Rico at least temporary.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
949 PM AST TUE MAY 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...CUTOFF LOW OVR THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL LIFT NORTH OVR
THE NEXT 48 HRS WITH MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE TROP ATLC
INTO THE ERN CARIBBEAN. SFC TROF LOCATED ACROSS THE LESSER
ANTILLES WILL MOVE WWD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW.


&&

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA FROM
THE WEST WITH CLEARING LINE ALMOST TO A LINE FROM ARECIBO TO
PONCE. CONVECTION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS CONTINUES TO SHOW
RAPID WARMING OF CLOUD TOPS INDICATIVE OF WEAKENING. WITH
SUBSIDENCE BUILDING IN OVERNIGHT AND WET SOILS WHERE SKIES ARE
ABLE TO CLEAR EXPECT DENSE FOG TO FORM ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS.

NEXT FEATURE OF INTEREST IS SFC TROF LOCATED BETWEEN ST KITTS AND
ANTIGUA PER SFC OBS ACROSS THE REGION. VERY ACTIVE WX OCCURRING
EAST OF TROF AXIS WITH IR IMAGERY SHOWING COLD TOPS TO -60C
ALTHOUGH CONVECTION IS BEING STRONGLY SHEARED ATTM. 18Z GFS SHOWS
TROF AXIS MOVING WEST OF ST CROIX BY 18Z WITH ACTIVE WX XPCD TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE ANEAGA PASSAGE AND ST. CROIX LATE IN THE
MORNING. FOR PR...SUBSIDENCE AHEAD OF TROF AXIS WILL GREATLY LIMIT
SHRA/TSTM DEVELOPMENT BUT SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE WILL LIKELY
OVERCOME UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS BUT XPCT A MUCH TRANQUIL DAY
TOMORROW WITH SIG LESS SHRA COVERAGE THAN TODAY. FOR ST.
CROIX...SERIOUSLY COMTEMPLATED ISSUING A FFA FOR THAT ISLAND AS
LIFT...MOISTURE ADVECTION AND INSTABILITY ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE.


&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
LOCAL AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. AS A RESULT...MVFR OR EVEN
IFR CONDITIONS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL
PR AND VI AND LEEWARD TAF SITES...MOSTLY FROM 18/16Z TO 19/00Z.


&&

.MARINE...SEAS 2-4 FT OFFSHORE WATERS 1-3 FT PROTECTED WATERS.
TSTMS WILL MOVE INTO THE ANEGADA PASSAGE IN THE LATE MORNING WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS
LATE IN THE DAY AND IN THE EVENING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 85 75 87 / 20 40 30 30
STT 74 85 74 85 / 30 70 50 50

[Macrocane]

Most of Central America experienced today cooler than normal maximum temperatures, only Belize and the northern part of Guatemala had warmer than normal highs. The minimum temps remain normal and warmer than normal in most of the region, except for Costa Rica and Panama that had much cooler than average lows.

Minimum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.3°C (70.3°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 19°C (66°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 11.0°C (51.8°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 26°C (79°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 21.4°C (70.5°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 12.7°C (54.9°F).
San Miguel, El Salvador 24.3°C (75.7°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 21°C (70°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 15.7°C (60.3°F) Coolest since April 16.
Panama city, Panama 20.2°C (68.4°F) Coolest since April 14.
Boquete, Panama 12.6°C (54.7°F) Coolest since March 15.

Maximum Temperatures
Belize city, Belize 34°C (93°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge 34.1°C (93.4°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 25°C (77°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 20.8°C (69.3°F).
Zacapa, Guatemala 37°C (99°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 28.9°C (84.0°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.5°C (70.7°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 34.5°C (94.1°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 23°C (73°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 33°C (91°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 33°C (91°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 29°C (84°C)
San Jose, Costa Rica 27.2°C (81.0°F)
Panama city, Panama 31.9°C (89.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 21.9°C (71.4°F)

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Good morning. The sun has comed out after days without it here.But that sun will ignate afternoon showers.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
550 AM AST WED MAY 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...DEEP LAYER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC WILL
WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AS A MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS
WEST OF THE ISLANDS AND MOVES INTO THE FA ON THURSDAY. THE BROAD
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND LIFT
OUT TO THE NORTH DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. A SURFACE TROUGH
LOCATED OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN
WATERS THIS EVENING/EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS A UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN HISPANOLA/MONA PASSAGE...MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN. THE RAGGED BAND OF SHOWERY LOW
CLOUDS...ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH...LIES ALONG AND
BENEATH THE EASTERN FLANK OF THIS UPPER TROUGH. SURFACE ANALYSIS
DEPICTS THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE LESSER
ANTILLES. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN... REACHING THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. IN GENERAL
THE MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT THE MOISTURE MAXIMA ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SURFACE TROUGH WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS
LATER TODAY. MEANWHILE...AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
DAYTIME HEATING AND THE SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE TO RESULT IN INTENSE
AND SLOW MOVING AFTERNOON CONVECTION MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR
AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY
CAUSE SOME URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...EXPECT WETTER CONDITIONS TO
PREVAIL OVER THE ISLANDS AS HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT REMAINS ACROSS
THE LOCAL AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS AND TAF SITES THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF
TODAY. HOWEVER...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS
MORNING AND SPREADING WEST NORTHWEST...RESULTING IN MVFR OR EVEN IFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS TKPK AND TNCM AND THEN SPREADING TOWARD TISX AND
EVENTUALLY TIST. IN ADDITION...OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN SPREADING TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST...POSSIBLY AFFECTING TJMZ AND TJBQ.

&&

.MARINE...A RELATIVELY TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MARINERS CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 17 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 5 FEET
OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 86 74 87 75 / 20 30 30 20
STT 85 76 86 77 / 40 50 50 40

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC047-051-101-105-135-143-145-181830-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
138 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...NARANJITO...MOROVIS...TOA ALTA...VEGA ALTA...DORADO
AND VEGA BAJA


AT 133 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF MOROVIS...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY CONTAIN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND SOME FLOODING.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS
THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY
ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD
WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
212 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

PRC019-047-101-105-107-135-182115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0109.110518T1812Z-110518T2115Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-BARRANQUITAS PR-OROCOVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-MOROVIS PR-
TOA ALTA PR-
212 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...BARRANQUITAS...OROCOVIS...NARANJITO...MOROVIS AND TOA
ALTA

* UNTIL 515 PM AST

* AT 211 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
THOUGH 5:15 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1830 6640 1835 6633 1836 6628 1835 6620
1832 6621 1831 6621 1828 6621 1826 6625
1823 6632 1825 6640

$$

EM
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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
301 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

PRC001-013-017-054-141-182200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0110.110518T1901Z-110518T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FLORIDA PR-ADJUNTAS PR-UTUADO PR-BARCELONETA PR-ARECIBO PR-
301 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

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

IN PUERTO RICO
FLORIDA...ADJUNTAS...UTUADO...BARCELONETA AND ARECIBO

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 258 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
THOUGH 6:00 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1842 6671 1840 6655 1822 6663 1819 6668
1823 6673

$$

EM
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
247 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AT UPPER LEVELS... A RIDGE WILL PARK NEAR 57 WEST
JUST EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES WHILE A BRANCH OF THE SUB
TROPICAL JET NOSES IN ABOUT 200 MILES NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA. ON
SATURDAY WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN SO THROUGH THE REST OF
THE COMING WEEK.

AT MID LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE THAT DOMINATES THE ENTIRE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC WILL NOSE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND.
MID LEVELS WILL BE MOIST FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT 10 DAYS.

AT LOWER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC WILL IMPEL
TRADE WIND FLOW OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOMEWHAT AFTER THE WEEKEND WHEN A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MIMIC PRODUCT SHOWED THE AREA OF VERY MOIST AIR
HOLDING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. THIS BOUNDARY APPEARS TO MOVE
BACK AND FORTH OVER THE AREA WITH CONSIDERABLE CHANGES IN THE
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER THE AREA NOW THROUGH SATURDAY.
BEING SO CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARY ALSO MEANS THAT CLOUDINESS IS
SOMETIMES LIMITED AND...IF DURING THE DAY...MEANS BETTER HEATING
AND MORE VIGOROUS THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR INDICATED BRIEF SMALL HAIL
SIGNATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND CELLS WERE MOVING TO THE RIGHT OF
THE MEAN FLOW ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET AND INTO THE FLOW AT THE
SURFACE. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER STAYING ABOVE 1.75 INCHES FOR
MOST OF THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 600 MB
ALSO FAIRLY HIGH...SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND IN THE
LOCAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. MODELS ARE FAVORING FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOONS AT THE MOMENT FOR THE WETTEST PERIODS...BUT WITH LESS
CONFIDENCE...THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS WET ALSO.

&&

.CLIMATE...
WITH THE TOTAL AT THE AIRPORT IN SAN JUAN OF 4.08 INCHES AS OF 3
PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...WE ARE ABOUT 1 INCH OVER THE NORMAL SO FAR
THIS MONTH...AND MORE RAINFALL IS ON THE WAY. IT APPEARS THAT MAY
WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL IN RAINFALL. OTHER AREAS ARE ALSO RUNNING
HIGHER TOTALS...PALMA SOLA...JUST WEST OF EL YUNQUE...HAD OVER 10
INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR THIS MONTH.

&&

.AVIATION...BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS. IFR CONDITIONS OR LESS WILL BE SEEN IN INTERIOR PUERTO
RICO THROUGH AT LEAST 18/22Z ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT COASTAL TAF SITES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY VFR.
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH 20/02Z AS MORE
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS AT
THE SURFACE ARE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN 15 KNOTS BUT
BECOME SOUTHWEST ABOVE 12 THOUSAND FEET.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS ARE
EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 7 FEET THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS...BUT LOCALLY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD EASILY WHIP UP SEAS TO 7 PLUS FEET AND
CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 86 75 88 76 / 40 30 30 40
STT 85 77 85 77 / 30 50 50 50

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC001-013-017-039-054-065-073-091-141-145-182045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
355 PM AST WED MAY 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
CIALES...FLORIDA...JAYUYA...ADJUNTAS...UTUADO...BARCELONETA...
HATILLO...MANATI...VEGA BAJA AND ARECIBO

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ARECIBO...BAJADERO...BARCELONETA...FLORIDA...IMBERY...JAYUYA...
LA ALIANZA...LA LUISA...RAFAEL CAPO...RAFAEL GONZALEZ AND UTUADO

AT 344 PM AST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARCELONETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20-25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY CONTAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...AND
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT MAY CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTH COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES.

HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

$$

JJA
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