Caribbean - Central America Weather

[cycloneye]

It looks like the plane crash Gusty was taking about was not a plane crash at all, thankfully.
it was just a water spout

http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/home ... ane-crash/

Oh, that is good news.

[Gustywind]

It looks like the plane crash Gusty was taking about was not a plane crash at all, thankfully.
it was just a water spout

http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/home ... ane-crash/

Oh, that is good news.

Very very good news ! Hopefully Oh my! Glad to read your post Barbara, i'm very happy ! And this good news come the day of my birth today is joy and happiness. See you soon my friends

[cycloneye]

Happy birthday Gusty and have many,many more

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
339 PM AST TUE MAY 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
CENTERED OVER OR JUST WEST OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH SUNDAY.
BEGINNING ON SATURDAY LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH SOUTHEAST FROM
NOVA SCOTIA BRINGING NORTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

AT LOWER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...WEAKENING THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BUT EAST SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST FLOW AND MODERATE MOISTURE ALONG WITH A
BAND OF CONVECTION THAT MOVED INTO THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING
KEPT SHOWERS OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN PORTION
OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING...AND ALLOWED SHOWERS AND WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE UP OVER NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ALSO CONTINUED IN THE ATLANTIC NORTH OF
FAJARDO AND CULEBRA. MIMIC PRODUCT SHOWED A BAND OF MOISTURE
MOVING INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING TO THE WEST
OVERNIGHT THAT WILL LEAVE LOCAL WATERS ACTIVE WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS EVEN AFTER SHOWERS OVER PUERTO RICO HAVE ENDED. OTHER
PATCHES OF MOISTURE ARE ON TRACK TO CROSS THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW BEFORE AN AREA OF DRIER AIR MOVES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE THE AIR MASS WILL BE DRY ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE AFTERNOON
CONVECTION IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE INTERIOR...ALTHOUGH IT
MAY REDUCE THE SHOWERS SEEN IN THE USVI CONSIDERABLY. ALSO WHEN
THIS HAPPENS SOUTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES AND MAY BE ENOUGH TO BOOST
THE TEMPERATURES ON THE NORTH COAST BY 2 TO 4 DEGREES DURING THAT
TIME. THE GFS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT ERRATIC THERE...EVEN SHOWING 90
DEGREES IN CHARLOTTE AMALIE THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. IT LOOKS MORE
LIKELY THAT SAN JUAN METRO AREA WILL HAVE SOME LOWER 90S THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THE AIRPORT MAY JUST MAKE 90 ON SOME OF
THOSE DAYS. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER IN THE LOWER LEVELS DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT SOUTHEAST WINDS STRENGTHEN
ACCORDING TO THE GFS AFTER WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM AGAIN.

MOISTURE WILL PEAK TOMORROW...AND THEN DECLINE BUT MOISTURE FROM A
TROPICAL WAVE...PERHAPS THE STRONGEST THIS YEAR SO FAR...IS
FORECAST TO WIND AROUND THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
AND MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY AND
SHOULD REPRESENT A MOISTENING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEK. THE THREAT OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO RETURN NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH LOCAL STORMS MAY YIELD VERY HEAVY
RAIN DUE TO THE WARMER TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION...
BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN AND
AROUND TJBQ AND TJMZ IN SHRA/TSRA THROUGH ABOUT 22/22Z. MVFR CONDS
THAT HAVE BEEN PREVALENT DURING THE DAY IN THE LEEWARD ISLAND TAF
SITES OF TNCM AND TKPK SHOULD LIFT EARLY TONIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR
CONDS WILL CONTINUE. AFT 02Z...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
23/16Z. LLVL WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO
20 KTS.

&&

.MARINE...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN JUST BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR SEAS IN MOST OF THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS. WINDS WILL BE EAST
SOUTHEAST FOR MOST OF THE TIME EXCEPT NEAR SHORE WHERE LAND AND
SEA BREEZES MAY INTERVENE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 77 86 78 87 / 50 50 30 30
STT 78 86 79 90 / 40 40 20 20

[msbee]

Happy Birthday Gusty!

[Gustywind]

Happy birthday Gusty and have many,many more

Thanks Barbara, thanks!! Very happy to read your post. You're so kind, i appreciate all my friends especially Msbee from

[Gustywind]

Happy birthday Gusty and have many,many more

Thanks you so much Luis

[Macrocane]

Happy birthday Gustywind!!! Many blessings to you and your family

[Macrocane]

Cooler than normal highs have been registered in Central America thanks to the cloudy and rainy days. The temperature in Central America on May 21 2012:

Minimum Temperatures

-Warmer than normal in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Near normal in El Salvador and Costa Rica. Cooler than normal in Belize.

Belize city, Belize 24°C (75°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 21.2°C (70.2°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 9.7°C (49.5°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.7°C (69.3°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 14.5°C (58.1°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.3°C (73.9°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 16°C (61°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 20°C (68°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 6.3°C (43.3°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 23.3°C (73.9°F)
Panama city, Panama 24.2°C (75.6°F)
Boquete, Panama 16.4°C (61.5°F)

Maximum Temperatures

-Cooler than normal in the whole region.

Belize city, Belize 30°C (86°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 26.5°C (79.7°F) Coolest since March 14 2012
Guatemala city, Guatemala 24.0°C (75.2°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 18.8°C (65.8°F) Coolest since April 16 2012
Zacapa, Guatemala 32°C (90°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 27.9°C (82.2°F) Coolest since April 16 2012
Las Pilas, El Salvador 18.3°C (64.9°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 31.8°C (89.2°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 20°C (68°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 31°C (88°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 29°C (84°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F) Coolest since February 3 2012
San Jose, Costa Rica 26.5°C (79.7°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 13.8°C (56.8°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 29.1°C (84.4°F) Coolest since December 15 2011
Panama city, Panama 31.6°C (88.9°F)
Boquete, Panama 23.3°C (73.9°F)

[Gustywind]

Happy birthday Gustywind!!! Many blessings to you and your family

Thanks my friend always a pleasure to receive all your compliments

[cycloneye]

The Atlantic is going fast in terms of having invests on 2012. We have invest 94L in the Western Caribbean that is producing plenty of rain for that part of the Caribbean basin. But in terms of developing into a Cyclone,it does not look like conditions are too favorable at this time,but let's watch it just in case things improve and develops.

[cycloneye]

Good morning. A few showers will fall today in PR mainly in the afternoon hours.A drying trend will arrive thursday and last until the weekend.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
503 AM AST WED MAY 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
AT THE SAME TIME...A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO FRESH EAST SOUTHEAST TRADE WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES THIS MORNING DEPICTED A
SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN.
THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PASSING
SHOWERS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING
HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS MOISTURE WITH DIURNAL HEATING...SEA
BREEZE CONVERGENCE AND OROGRAPHIC EFFECT WILL INDUCE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN...
INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A
STRENGTHENING MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION WILL INHIBIT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REGION. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS SURGE OF MOISTURE...A GENERALLY
DRY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO ENCOMPASS THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. THE GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS DRY TREND WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. IN FACT...PWAT VALUES
WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY DECREASE FROM NEAR 2.O INCHES FOR TODAY TO
NEAR 1.0 INCHES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AND
WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MUNICIPALITIES.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDS WITH A SCT PASSING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE ISLANDS THE REST OF THE MORNING. THEN...AFTERNOON CONVECTION
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND NORTH SECTIONS OF PR UNTIL
23/21Z. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDS IN AND AROUND
TJBQ AND POSSIBLY TJSJ. LLVL WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 10
TO 20 KTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHRA/TSRA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 86 76 88 77 / 40 10 10 20
STT 88 78 89 80 / 40 10 10 10

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
333 PM AST WED MAY 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AT UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG...THOUGH NARROW...RIDGE LIES
JUST NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO WITH NORTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE
AREA. THIS RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...ONLY RETREATING TO
THE WEST AND SOUTH ON SUNDAY. AFTER WHICH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
RESOLUTELY OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

AT MID LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT SOUTHWEST. AFTER THE WEEKEND HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
RIDGE OUT OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OVER THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE
END OF THE PERIOD. AIR AT MID LEVELS IS MOSTLY DRY UNTIL EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

AT LOWER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR 30N AND 30
W ON MONDAY AND THEN RETURNS TO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC. ANOTHER
HIGH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ON SATURDAY AND JOINS UP WITH
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HIGH BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. LOW LEVEL
FLOW REMAINS EAST SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
WEAKER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FORM OVER NORTHWEST PUERTO
RICO...BUT ARE SHORT LIVED. SMALLER SHOWERS HAVE BEEN NOTED OVER
ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN COAST AND ARE ALSO VERY SHORT LIVED. DRIER
AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND PRECIPITABLE WATER AT BOTH ISABELA
AND SAINT CROIX HAS DROPPED. BOTH ARE RUNNING AROUND 1.5 INCHES.
THE DIVERGENCE AT 250 MB IS HELPING LITTLE WITH DEVELOPMENT. THIS
TREND WAS WELL ADVERTISED BY THE MODELS. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AND THEN RECOVER
SLOWLY UNTIL SUNDAY. MOISTURE INCREASE RAPIDLY TO ABOVE 2 INCHES
PRECIPITABLE WATER SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. STABILITY WILL
REMAIN FAIR THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MODEL LIFTED INDEX OVER SAN
JUAN NO LESS THAN MINUS 1.5 DEGREES. BUT IT DROPS OFF AFTER
SATURDAY TO AROUND MINUS 6 BETWEEN SUNDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
HENCE...WITH THE ADDED MOISTURE EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN TO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. FLOW AT 250
MB REMAINS LIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY. A TROPICAL WAVE IS TO PASS
THROUGH ON FRIDAY...BUT MOSTLY TO OUR SOUTH AND MAY ADD A SLIGHT
BOOST TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND RELIEVE THE DRIER CONDITIONS
SLIGHTLY THEN...BUT IT MAY BE LITTLE NOTICED.

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN START EDGING UP. TODAY THE LUIS MUNOZ
MARIN AIRPORT REACHED 89 DEGREES AS OF 3 PM AST...AND TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER 90S ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE GREATER METROPOLITAN
AREA DURING THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH NO SIG WX AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL. WINDS ARE FROM
THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KTS DURING THE DAY AND AROUND 10
KTS DURING THE NIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...MARINE CONDITIONS HAVE RESPONDED TO THE SLIGHT INCREASE
IN THE WINDS AND MANY AREAS ARE RUNNING 5 TO 6 FEET. BUOY 42060
TOPPED 7 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WAS BELOW THAT AS OF 3 PM
AST...SO STILL NOT EXPECTING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS IN
THE SOUTHEAST CARIBBEAN. LOCAL AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SHORT PERIODS
OF 7 FOOT SEAS HOWEVER. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN BOTH
THE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS.


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 77 89 78 87 / 10 10 20 20
STT 78 88 79 88 / 10 10 10 10

[cycloneye]

Good morning. The dry weather has arrived in PR with only a few afternoon showers. This pattern will prevail at leat thru Sunday.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
512 AM AST THU MAY 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE
WILL COMBINE WITH AN OVERALL DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS...TO PRODUCE
A GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE AFOREMENTIONED MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND
ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE WILL COMBINE WITH AN OVERALL DRY AND STABLE
AIR MASS...TO PRODUCE A GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL
BE SMALL AND LIMITED PATCHES OF MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL
AREA FROM TIME TO TIME AND INTERACTING WITH LOCAL EFFECTS...TO
PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS EACH DAY.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS WITH NO SIG WX AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL. WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KTS DURING THE DAY
AND AROUND 10 KTS DURING THE NIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF
6 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT SATURDAY.
SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS MOST OF THE
LOCAL WATERS TODAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 88 77 88 77 / 10 20 20 10
STT 88 79 88 78 / 20 10 10 10

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
210 PM AST THU MAY 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO
PERSIST OVER THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FAIR AND STABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ISLANDS
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST...A MID TO UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST...WITH A CLOSED HIGH
NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE CAP IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN BETWEEN 850-900 MB THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. AS A RESULT...
EXPECT MOSTLY FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH
MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY.
BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK AS A MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ESTABLISHES ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

&&

.AVIATION....VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL. WINDS ARE FROM THE
EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 KTS DURING THE DAY AND AROUND 10 KTS
OR LESS DURING THE NIGHT. AFT 25/17Z ISOLD SHRA MAY DEVELOP VCNTY
TJMZ OR TJBQ.

&&

.MARINE...CONTINUE TO EXPECT WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS
OF 6 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS. AS A RESULT...SMALL
BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL
WATERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 78 88 76 89 / 20 20 0 0
STT 78 87 78 88 / 10 10 0 0

[Macrocane]

The temperatures in Central America on May 23 2012:

Minimum Temperatures

-Warmer than normal in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Near normal in El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. Cooler than normal in Belize.

Belize city, Belize 23°C (73°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 19.8°C (67.6°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 18.0°C (64.4°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 9.5°C (49.1°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.8°C (69.4°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 14.0°C (57.2°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 24.0°C (75.2°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (66°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 15°C (59°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 25°C (77°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 20°C (68°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 17.3°C (63.1°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 7.7°C (45.9°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 22.9°C (73.2°F)
Panama city, Panama 23.5°C (74.3°F)
Boquete, Panama 16.8°C (62.2°F)

Maximum Temperatures

-Near normal in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Cooler than normal in Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

Belize city, Belize 29°C (84°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 30.9°C (87.6°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 26.0°C (78.8°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 20.6°C (69.1°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 35°C (95°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 29.5°C (85.1°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 21.2°C (70.2°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 33.2°C (91.8°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 28°C (82°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 24°C (75°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 32°C (90°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 30°C (86°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 28.8°C (83.8°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.4°C (65.1°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 29.4°C (84.9°F)
Panama city, Panama 31.9°C (89.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 24.9°C (76.8°F)

[Gustywind]

[cycloneye]

Good morning. It looks like mainly dry weekend for PR and adjacent islands,so enjoy it.


AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
454 AM AST FRI MAY 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE
WILL COMBINE WITH AN OVERALL DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS...TO MAINTAIN
A GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE OVERALL TO PREVIOUS THINKING...AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED SUBSIDENCE
WILL COMBINE WITH AN OVERALL DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS...TO MAINTAIN
A GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...SMALL AND LIMITED PATCHES OF
MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA FROM TIME TO TIME AND
INTERACT WITH LOCAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED CLOUDS
AND A COUPLE OF SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS EACH DAY...
BUT NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD WITH NO SIG WX AS A FAIR WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS
OVER THE ISLANDS. LLVL WINDS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KTS.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 6 FEET OR
LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. SMALL
BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS ALL OF THE LOCAL
WATERS TODAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...MOSTLY PER PREVIOUS SHIFT...VEGETATION REMAINS
FAIRLY GREEN IN MOST PLACES DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL DURING
THE FIRST HALF OF MAY BUT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DRYING TO OCCUR OVER
THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...VERY WARM TO HOT
TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND A LACK OF RAINFALL...UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.
NOTE THAT THE EFFECTS OF SUBSIDENCE ARE QUITE DRAMATIC WHEN LARGE
AREAS OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSIST OR ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST FOR LONG
PERIODS OF TIME LIKE THE ONE CURRENTLY DOMINATING THE LOCAL AREA.
THE DRYING EFFECTS OF THE SUBSIDING AIR MASS CAN DESSICATE BOTH
LIVE AND DEAD FUELS QUITE RAPIDLY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 86 75 87 76 / 10 0 0 0
STT 86 78 86 78 / 10 0 0 0

[cycloneye]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
201 PM AST FRI MAY 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST
OVER THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FAIR AND STABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AS EXPECTED...AN OVERALL DRY AND STABLE WEATHER
PATTERN PREVAILED ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY WITH JUST A
FEW SHOWERS NOTED ACROSS THE SURROUNDING WATERS AS WELL AS OVER
PORTIONS OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO. THIS DRY AND STABLE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOMINATES THE FORECAST AREA. THEREFORE...
CONTINUE TO EXPECT MOSTLY FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WITH MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY. A BETTER CHANCE OF
SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND
EARLY FRIDAY AS A POCKET OF MOISTURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.AVIATION...SHWRS WITH LCL MVFR CONDS WILL PERSIST OVER AND EAST
OF RINCON S OF TJBQ TILL 25/22Z...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH NO SIG WX AS
A FAIR WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS OVER THE ISLANDS. LLVL WINDS WILL
CONTINUE MAINLY FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10-20 KT. WINDS BTWN
10-23 KFT ARE LIGHT AND VRB. WINDS ABV 25 KFT ARE NORTHEAST TO
30 KT.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS OF UP TO 20 KNOTS AND SEAS OF UP TO 6 FEET ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. AS
A RESULT...SMALL BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS
MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 87 76 88 / 0 20 10 10
STT 78 86 78 86 / 0 10 10 10

[Macrocane]

The temperatures in Central America on May 24 2012:

Minimum Temperatures

-Warmer than normal in Belize, Costa Rica and Panama. Near normal in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Belize city, Belize 26°C (79°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 20.3°C (68.5°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 17.0°C (62.6°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 10.6°C (51.1°F) Warmest since October 18 2011
Zacapa, Guatemala 23°C (73°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 20.2°C (68.4°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 14.5°C (58.1°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 23.2°C (73.8°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 19°C (68°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 14°C (57°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 25°C (77°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 23°C (73°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 19°C (66°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 19.6°C (67.3°F) Warmest since August 10 2011
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 7.7°C (45.9°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 21.7°C (71.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 25.1°C (77.2°F) Warmest since March 16 2012
Boquete, Panama 18.4°C (65.1°F) WARMEST SINCE DECEMBER 13 2009

Maximum Temperatures

-Near normal in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Cooler than normal in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Belize city, Belize 31°C (88°F)
Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 32.7°C (90.9°F)
Guatemala city, Guatemala 25.0°C (77.0°F)
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala 20.8°C (69.4°F)
Zacapa, Guatemala 38°C (100°F)
San Salvador, El Salvador 28.7°C (83.7°F)
Las Pilas, El Salvador 22.2°C (72.0°F)
San Miguel, El Salvador 33.0°C (91.4°F)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 29°C (84°F)
La Esperanza, Honduras 25°C (77°F)
Choluteca, Honduras 31°C (88°F)
Managua, Nicaragua 32°C (90°F)
Jinotega, Nicaragua 26°C (79°F)
San Jose, Costa Rica 26.4°C (79.5°F)
Irazu volcano, Costa Rica 18.4°C (65.1°F)
Liberia, Costa Rica 31.7°C (89.1°F)
Panama city, Panama 33.0°C (91.4°F)
Boquete, Panama 25.3°C (77.5°F)