Finnally for a change, a clear blue sky in San Juan after a few weeks of cloudy and rainy days.Also,the temperatures are climbing to the low 90's.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
220 PM AST FRI JUN 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL
EVENTUALLY BECOME THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE LOCALLY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE
DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH A CLOSED CENTER MEANDERING OVER
NORTHERN HISPANIOLA. MEANWHILE...DEEP MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY ERODE
FROM THE SOUTHEAST AS THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS...BUT THERE WILL STILL
BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO FUEL DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO EACH AFTERNOON.
AN EAST SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...AS A RESULT UNCOMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN SLOPES OF PUERTO RICO CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOKING AHEAD...MODEL
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE A PASSAGE OF AN AFRICAN EASTERLY
WAVE NEXT THURSDAY. THIS WAVE WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A WIND
SURGE.
&&
.AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL TAF
SITES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS
AND SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST SECTIONS
OF PR EACH AFTERNOON...INDUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS AND
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN SHRA/TSRA MAINLY ACROSS TJBQ. SURFACE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 KTS OR LESS.
&&
.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 16 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF
5 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 90 79 91 79 / 20 20 20 20
STT 87 80 89 80 / 30 30 30 20
