Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Wind Advisories in 2007

Wind Advisory 3, NWS JSJ

August 18, 2007

NWS JSJ issued this wind advisory at Aug 18, 2007, 11:17 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2007, 11:17 AM CDT (16:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2007, 9:07 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWCA72 TJSJ 181617
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1217 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-190000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.WI.Y.0003.070818T1617Z-070819T0000Z/
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 AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1217 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...
AND FOR ST THOMAS...ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT SMALLER ISLANDS...AND
ST CROIX...IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

AT 1100 AM AST...THE CENTER OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE DEAN WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CABO ROJO AND 250 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN AND WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT NEAR 17 MPH
AND GRADUALLY AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA.

HOWEVER...SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL 
ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 PM TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED AREAS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES.

$$

BCS
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWCA72 TJSJ 181651 CCA
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1249 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-190000-
/O.COR.TJSJ.WI.Y.0003.070818T1649Z-070819T0000Z/
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 AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
1249 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...
AND FOR ST THOMAS...ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT SMALLER ISLANDS...AND
ST CROIX...IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

AT 1100 AM AST...THE CENTER OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE DEAN WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CABO ROJO AND 250 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN AND WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT NEAR 17 MPH
AND GRADUALLY AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA.

HOWEVER...SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 PM TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED AREAS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES.

$$

BCS
000 
WWCA72 TJSJ 182132
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
532 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

PRZ001-005-008-010>013-VIZ001-002-182245-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070819T0000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
ST CROIX-
532 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...
AND FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AT ELEVATIONS OF 1500
FEET AND BELOW.

ALTHOUGH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS AT ELEVATIONS OF 1500 FEET
AND BELOW TONIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WAS CANCELED.

$$

PRZ002>004-006-007-009-190200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070819T0200Z/
NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
532 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING 
FOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING
FOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET.

SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF PUERTO RICO AT 
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH AT LEAST 10 PM TONIGHT...
ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS FACING EAST SOUTHEAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES.

$$

BCS/RAM
000 
WWCA72 TJSJ 190207
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1007 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...DEANS WINDS DIMINISHING OVER PUERTO RICO...

PRZ002>004-006-007-009-190315-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070819T0200Z/
NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
1007 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

AT 8 PM HURRICANE DEAN WAS 405 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON
JAMAICA AND WINDS OVER THE LOCAL AREA ARE DIMINISHING. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS
OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAVE DROPPED BELOW 25 KNOTS FROM 3 TO 5 THOUSAND
FEET INDICATING THAT STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER LIKELY OVER PUERTO
RICO. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ELEVATIONS
OVER 1500 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

SNELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchJSJ23 hr
Aug 18, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 18, 10:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 18, 12:15 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryJSJ9 hr
Aug 18, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Aug 18, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ113 min
Aug 18, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ115 min

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Sources

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