Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS JSJ

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 022258
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
657 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

PRC039-141-022307-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080502T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CIALES PR-UTUADO PR-
657 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM AST FOR UTUADO AND
CIALES MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 655 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
RAINFALL WHICH FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CIALES AND UTUADO EARLIER 
THIS AFTERNOON HAD ENDED...AND ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN 
SHOWERS REMAINED. IN ADDITION...A RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO 
LIMON INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND WAS 
CONTINUING TO RECEDE. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 
CIALES AND UTUADO WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM AST.

WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED AND THE RIO LIMON HAS FALLEN 
BELOW FLOOD STAGE...RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW 
SUFFICIENT TIME FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS. 
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 1831 6659 1831 6665 1833 6664 1833 6657
      1826 6652 1823 6656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 180DEG 0KT 1829 6666

$$

SR

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 030133
FFSSPN

COMUNICADO SOBRE INUNDACIONES
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
657 PM AST VIERNES 2 DE MAY DE 2008

PRC039-141-030130-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080502T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CIALES PR-UTUADO PR-
657 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

...EL AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS EXPIRARA A LAS 7:00 PM AST 
PARA UTUADO Y CIALES...

A LAS 655 PM AST...EL RADAR DOPPLER INDICABA QUE LAS FUERTES LLUVIAS 
QUE CAYERON ATRAVES DE LAS PORCIONES DE CIALES Y UTUADO TEMPRANO 
ESTA TARDE HAN TERMINADO...Y SOLO LLUVIAS AISLADAS LEVES A MODERADAS 
PREVALECIAN. EN ADICION...EL SENSOR EN EL RIO LIMON INDICABA QUE EL 
RIO ESTABA BAJANDO SUS NIVELES Y QUE ESTARIA HACIENDO ESTO POR EL 
RESTO DE LA NOCHE. POR ESTA RAZON...EL AVISO DE INUNDACIONES 
REPENTINAS PARA CIALES Y UTUADO HA DE SER CANCELADO A LAS 700 AST PM.

MIENTRAS ESTAS FUERTES LLUVIAS TERMINAN Y EL RIO LIMON SE REGISTRA 
BAJO EL NIVEL DE INUNDACION...RESIDENTES Y MOTORISTAS DEBEN DEJAR 
QUE LOS RIOS Y RIACHUELOS REGRESEN A SUS NIVELES NORMALES. NO DEBE 
CONDUCIR SU VEHICULO EN AREAS DONDE LAS AGUAS CUBRAN LAS CARRETERAS. 
LA PROFUNDIDA DEL AGUA PUDIERA SER SUFICIENTE PARA PERMITIR QUE SU 
CARRO CRUZE SEGURAMENTE. MOEVASE A LUGARES ALTOS.


LAT..LON 1831 6659 1831 6665 1833 6664 1833 6657
      1826 6652 1823 6656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 180DEG 0KT 1829 6666


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
217 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

.UPDATE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
MAJORITY OF CENTRAL PUERTO RICO AND THE MAYAGUEZ AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SEVERAL FLOOD STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THIS
AFTERNOON...WHILE SOME OTHER ONES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. STAY
TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED TO THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS TJSJ AND TJBQ
FROM 19-23Z. VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AFTER THAT
TIME...HOWEVER...BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER TJSJ AND TJBQ LATE THIS EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. FOR THE REST OF THE LOCAL TAF SITES...VFR FLIGHT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 550 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2008/

DISCUSSION...VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
FA. THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING. FEW SHOWERS WERE ALSO DETECTED
ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THE REMNANTS OF A
FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM HISPANIOLA...EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC THIS MORNING...WILL MOVE NEAR OR ACROSS THE FA
DURING THE WEEKEND AND WILL PROVIDE ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW NORTH OF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS MORNING...IS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS NORTHWEST OF
THE FA EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH MORE FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL
CONDITIONS AND A WEAK STEERING FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION FOR
THIS WEEKEND...THE STORMS THAT FORM WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY PRODUCING
HEAVY RAINFALL IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE SOILS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO ARE ALREADY SATURATED
OR NEAR SATURATION AND THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED WILL
PROMOTE FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR
POSSIBLES WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

AVIATION...PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS AND AT ALL LOCAL TAF SITES DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
HOWEVER...EXCEPT BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOCAL MOUNTAIN TOP
OBSCURATIONS 16Z-22Z ACROSS PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA...
THE INTERIOR AND WEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO.AS A RESULT LOCAL TAF
SITES TJSJ...TJBQ...AND TJPS MAY BE BRIEFLY AFFECTED AS THESE
SHOWERS AND STORMS DRIFT TOWARDS THE COASTAL AREAS THEN OFFSHORE.

MARINE...GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS OF 14 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF
5 FEET OR LESS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY. NEW
NORTH SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SATURDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  84  73  84  73 /  40  40  40  40
STT  81  73  80  73 /  30  20  40  50

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
&&

06/17

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
618 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

AMZ710>750-PRZ001>013-031030-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
618 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO COMBINE WITH A PASSING
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...LOCAL EFFECTS AND DAYTIME HEATING TO ENHANCE
AFTERNOON SHOWER DEVELOPMENT AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR AND WEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. SOME OF THE
RAINFALL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND MAY TO LEAD URBAN
AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING. RECENT RAINS FROM PREVIOUS DAYS HAVE
LEFT WET AND LOOSE SOIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE ISLAND. THEREFORE...
THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCK/MUDSLIDES REMAIN POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
STEEP TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PREVAILING EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PATCHES
OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. LOCAL EFFECTS AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL
BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO AID IN PRODUCING AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR
AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY LEAD TO
MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AS WELL AS
SMALL STREAMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-031030-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
618 AM AST FRI MAY 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.