Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS JSJ

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 150530
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
130 AM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-152000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080815T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
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...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...
LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
130 AM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 400 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...
  CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...NORTH
  CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN
  AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST...VIEQUES AND WESTERN
  INTERIOR. IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX...ST THOMAS...
  ST JOHN AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* THROUGH 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON

* A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE AND ITS ASSOCIATED DISTURBED WEATHER HAS
  BEEN GRADUALLY MOVING WESTWARD EARLY THIS FRIDAY MORNING...AND
  HAS SHIFTED AND INTENSIFIED ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...
  CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...WITH BANDS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
  THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THESE AREAS AND POISED TO SPREAD ACROSS
  PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
 
* WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE LOCAL
  ISLANDS THROUGH THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO
  THE AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
  PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR.
  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE U.S.
  VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THEREFORE...FLASH AND RIVER
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MUDSLIDES
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

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.

PLEASE 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.

$$

BCS/SR

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 151658
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1258 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

PRZ001-002-012-013-VIZ001-002-151800-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080815T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
1258 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS
HAS BEEN CANCELED. RAIN IS DIMINISHING OVER NORTHEAST PUERTO
RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A
FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BUT THE
MAIN DISTURBANCE HAS MOVED WEST.

$$

PRZ003>011-152200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080815T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...
YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...
COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
1258 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
  CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...
  NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...
  SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR.

* UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON

* A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE AND ITS ASSOCIATED DISTURBED WEATHER HAS
  BEEN GRADUALLY MOVING WESTWARD AND IS NOW CENTERED OVER THE MONA
  PASSAGE...MOVING INTO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 

* HEAVY RAIN IS STILL MOVING UP THE BACKSIDE OF THE WAVE AND INTO
  MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO. SOME OF THIS RAIN IS
  ALSO MOVING ACROSS THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL INTO NORTHWEST PUERTO
  RICO. AS THE SUN BEGINS TO COME OUT THIS AFTERNOON...THE
  POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO WILL ALSO
  INCREASE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
  RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THIRD OF PUERTO RICO
  AND THE SOUTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS.
 
 EXPECT THE RAIN TO TAPER OFF AS THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES WITH
 GENERALLY ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL LEFT AFTER SUNSET.

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.

PLEASE 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.

$$

SNELL

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 151942
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
342 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

PRZ003>011-152045-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080815T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...
YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...
COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
342 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF PUERTO RICO HAS
BEEN CANCELED. RAIN HAS DIMINISHED OVER ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND
THE ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO IS
NOT EXPECTED TO INDUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT AND DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF THIS
HAZARD.

LOCAL RIVERS HAVE CRESTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RIO MANATI AT
MANATI. THIS RIVER MAY RISE TO 20 FEET BEFORE FALLING THIS
EVENING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 25
FEET.

$$

SNELL

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 152030 CCA
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
342 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

PRZ003>011-152045-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-080815T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
342 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF PUERTO RICO HAS
BEEN CANCELED. RAIN HAS DIMINISHED OVER ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND
THE ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO IS
NOT EXPECTED TO INDUCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT AND DRIVERS SHOULD BE WARY OF THIS
HAZARD.

LOCAL RIVERS HAVE CRESTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RIO MANATI AT
MANATI. THIS RIVER MAY RISE TO 20 FEET BEFORE FALLING THIS
EVENING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE FLOOD STAGE OF 25
FEET.

$$

SNELL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1219 PM AST THU AUG 14 2008

.UPDATE...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS AND
WATERS AHEAD OF THE QUICKLY APPROACHING STRONG TROPICAL WAVE
LOCATED ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS
BEEN LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS. A HURRICANE
HUNTER WILL BE FLYING THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 2 PM AST
TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND AROUND THREE TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS PUERTO
RICO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE LOCAL AREA...TO BE IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES
CLOSER TO THE AREA.

AVIATION...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE ACROSS ALL LOCAL
TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG AND ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE...APPROACHES
THE REGION. THE OUTER BANDS OF THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
TERMINALS OF TKPK...TNCM...TIST AND TISX THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED TO THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
PROPAGATE WESTWARD AFFECTING REST OF THE LOCAL TERMINALS THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM
OF BANDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...STRONG WINDS
AND LIGHTNING. THEREFORE EXPECT MVFR AND EVEN BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS
ACROSS PR AND THE USVI TERMINALS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 616 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008/

DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE...NEARING 60 WEST THIS
MORNING...HAS EXPERIENCED A BURST IN CONVECTION OVERNIGHT.
CONVECTION OVERNIGHT HAS BECOME MORE ALIGNED WITH LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION...WHICH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE LOCATED NEAR 17.3 N AND
59.3 WEST AT 06Z. WITH THIS BURST OF CONVECTION...AND THE WAVE
MOVING INTO A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT...COULD
SEE THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

FOR TODAY...EXPECT THE DRY SLOT OF AIR THAT MOVED ACROSS THE
LOCAL AREA OVERNIGHT...TO GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST OF THE LOCAL
AREA...AND FOR SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO COMBINE WITH LOCAL
EFFECTS....RESULTING IN DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION OVER THE
INTERIOR AND SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON.
LATE IN THE DAY...EXPECT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING
TROPICAL WAVE TO NEAR THE VI...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN
SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. LATEST NAM AND
GFS BOTH INDICATE THE BULK THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE
NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...BUT STILL EXPECT SOME SIGNIFICANT
SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR THE VI AND AT LEAST NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND ON FRIDAY MORNING. AS THIS WAVE
PASSES BY THE LOCAL ISLANDS...EXPECT A SHIFT TO A SOUTHEASTERLY
WIND FLOW FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A
SECOND TROPICAL WAVE...WITH A BROAD AREA OF CIRCULATION NEAR 40
WEST...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT
THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WAVE APPEARS LOW AT THIS
TIME...AS 00Z GFS...ECMWF AND UKMO ALL IN AGREEMENT NOT
DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW CIRCULATION WITH THIS WAVE.

AVIATION...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE ACROSS ALL LOCAL
TERMINALS LATE TODAY AS A STRONG AND ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE...NOW
LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARDS ISLANDS...APPROACHES THE
REGION. THE OUTER BANDS OF THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
TERMINALS OF TKPK AND TNCM LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED TO THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE
WESTWARD AFFECTING REST OF THE LOCAL TERMINALS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM OF BANDS WILL RESULT IN
PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY...STRONG WINDS AND LIGHTNING. THEREFORE
EXPECT MVFR AND EVEN BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS PR AND THE USVI
TERMINALS FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  89  78  89  78 /  50  50  50  40
STT  89  79  89  79 /  50  50  50  50

&&

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

99/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
635 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008

AMZ710>750-PRZ001>013-151045-
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-
635 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED EAST OF THE LEEWARD WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT INCREASING THE SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING AND STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH AS THIS TROPICAL MOVES
ACROSS THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-151045-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
635 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED EAST OF THE LEEWARD WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT INCREASING THE SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING
AND STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH AS THIS TROPICAL MOVES ACROSS
THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-
033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-
067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-141430-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
900 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
IN PUERTO RICO

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

...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS MOVING
WESTWARD...TO MOVE ACROSS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING
SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR ON FRIDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SOME OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS MOVING AHEAD OF THE WAVE ARE ALREADY
AFFECTING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO
RICO. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS ADDITIONAL BANDS
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
AS THE WAVE APPROACHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND AROUND THREE TO FIVE
INCHES FOR PUERTO RICO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO FIVE
INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY
BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR THE LOCAL AREA...TO BE IN EFFECT FOR
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

...HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING...
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE MAINLY IN THE ATLANTIC AND VIRGIN
ISLAND TERRITORIAL WATERS...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF
THE TROPICAL WAVE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM OF SQUALLS
WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS THE WAVE MOVES CLOSER. WATERSPOUTS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGH WAVES CREATED BY THE SQUALLS WILL BEGIN
TO AFFECT THE VIRGIN ISLAND WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PUERTO
RICO TONIGHT. SEAS OF FOUR TO SIX FEET TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 7
FEET BY FRIDAY MAINLY ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE
ISLANDS.  MODERATE SWELLS SHOULD AFFECT THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY...SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

...WINDS...
MOST OF THE WIND REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS
INDICATED LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HOWEVER...AS THE SQUALLS AHEAD
OF THE WAVE PROPAGATE ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE NORTH AND
EASTERN PUERTO RICO WATERS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED
AT TIMES GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH.

FOR THE LAND AREAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY WITH PASSING SQUALLS...AND ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.

RM/RAM

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-03
3-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-067
-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-101-
103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-135-1
37-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-141430-

COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
900 AM AST JUEVES 14 DE AGOSTO DE 2008

EL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN HA EMITIDO UN
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO HASTA LAS 930
PM AST PARA LAS PERSONAS EN TODOS LOS MUNICIPIOS EN PUERTO RICO

Y EN LAS ISLAS VIRGENES
     SAN JOHN...SAN TOMAS...SANTA CRUZ

...UNA ONDA TROPICAL FUERTE SOBRE DEL NORTE DE LAS ISLAS DE
SOTAVENTO MOVIENDOSE AL OESTE...SE MOVERA A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS
VIRGENES Y PUERTO RICO ESTA NOCHE Y EL VIERNES...

UNA ONDA TROPICAL FUERTE SOBRE LAS ISLAS DE SOTAVENTO NORTE SE
ESPERA QUE CONTINUE MOVIENDOSE AL OESTE DE 10 A 15 MPH. ESTE SISTEMA
ESTA MOSTRANDO ALGUNAS SENALES DE ORGANIZACION...Y TIENE EL
POTENICAL PARA CONVERTIRSE EN UNA DEPRESION TROPICAL MAS TARDE HOY O
EL VIERNES. POR LO TANTO LOS RESIDENTES Y VISITANTES EN PUERTO RICO
Y LAS ISLAS VIRGENES DEBEN SEGUIR DE CERCA EL PROGRESO DE ESTE
SISTEMA.

...INUNDACIONES INTERIOR...
ALGUNAS BANDAS DE LLUVIA DEL EXTERIOR MOVIENDOSE DELANTE DE LA ONDA
YA ESTAN AFECTANDO LAS ISLAS VIRGENES Y LA MITAD ESTE DE PUERTO
RICO. LAS CONDICIONES CONTINUARAN DETERIORANDOSE A MEDIDA QUE BANDAS
ADICIONALES DE LLUVIA SE ACERQUEN AL AREA LOCAL DESDE EL NORESTE
DURANTE EL DIA. PERIODOS BREVES DE LLUVIAS FUERTES SE ESPERAN CON
LOS AGUACEROS Y TRONADAS. ES POSIBLE QUE UNA ADVERTENCIA DE
INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE PEQUENOS RIACHUELOS SEA EMITIDA MAS TARDE
ESTA TARDE Y ESTA NOCHE A MEDIDA QUE ESTA ONDA SE ACERCA. SE ESPERAN
TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE UNA A DOS PULGADAS A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS
VIRGENES Y ALREDEDOR DE TRES A CINCO PULGADAS SOBRE PUERTO RICO...Y
CANTDADES MAS ALTAS EN ALGUNOS SECTORES. UNA VIGILANCIA DE
INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS PODRIA EMITIRSE MAS TARDE HOY PARA EL AREA
LOCAL.

...RESACAS ALTAS Y INUNDACIONES COSTERAS...
LAS CONDICIONES MARITIMAS SE DETERIORARAN PRINCIPALMENTE EN EL
ATLANTICO Y LAS AGUAS DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES...PARA ESTA NOCHE Y EL
VIERNE CON LA ONDA TROPICAL ACERCANDOSE. AGUACEROS Y TRONADAS EN
FORMA DE TURBONADAS SERAN MAS FRECUENTES A MEDIDA QUE EL SISTEMA SE
ACERCA MAS AL AREA LOCAL. ES POSIBLE TAMBIEN QUE PUEDAN FORMARSE
TROMBAS MARINAS. RESACAS ALTAS LOCALMENTE CREADAS POR LAS TURBONADAS
COMENZARAN A AFECTAR LAS AGUAS DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES MAS TARDE ESTA
TARDE Y A PUERTO RICO ESTA NOCHE. OLEAJE DE CUATRO A SEIS PIES PARA
EL DIA DE HOY AUMENTARAN DE 6 A 7 PIES EL VIERNES PRINCIPALMENTE A
LO LARGO DE LA COSTA NORTE Y ESTE DE LAS ISLAS. MAREJADAS MODERADAS
DEBEN AFECTAR LAS AGUAS LOCALES DEL ATLANTICO ESTA NOCHE Y EL
VIERNES. LOS NAVEGANTES DEBEN EJERCER PRECAUCION HOY...Y UNA
ADVERTENCIA PARA LOS OPERADORES DE EMBARCACIONES PEQUENAS ESTARA EN
EFECTO ESTA NOCHE Y HASTA EL VIERNES.

...LOS VIENTOS...
LA MAYORIA DE LOS VIENTOS REPORTADOS EN LAS ISLAS DE SOTAVENTO
INDICAN VIENTOS DE LEVES A VARIABLES. SIN EMBARGO...A MEDIDA QUE LAS
TURBONADAS SE MUEVAN A TRAVES LAS ISLAS VIRGENES Y EL NORTE Y ESTE
DE LAS AGUAS DE PUERTO RICO...DEBEN ESPERARSE RAFAGAS DE VIENTOS DE
HASTA 40 MPH EN OCASIONES.

PARA LAS AREAS SOBRE TIERRA EN LAS ISLAS VIRGENES Y PUERTO
RICO...OCASIONALMENTE RAFAGAS DE VIENTOS DE HASTA 30 MPH SON
POSIBLES ESTA NOCHE Y EL VIERNES...ESPECIALMENTE EN  TURBONABAS...A
TRAVES AREAS ALTAS.

RM/RAM/BM/JFR

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-
033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-
067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-141630-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1115 AM AST THU AUG 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
IN PUERTO RICO

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

...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS MOVING
WESTWARD...TO MOVE ACROSS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS CONTINUES
TO EJECT BANDS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE PUSHING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO. THE FORECAST IS FOR THE BULK OF THE WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE TO CONTINUE MOVING
GENERALLY WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND REACH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.

LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE METEO FRANCE LESSER ANTILLES RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE WAVE CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF BETTER
ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LATER TODAY OR FRIDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS.
A HURRICANE HUNTER IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE WAVE THIS
AFTERNOON. SHOULD IT FIND THAT THE WAVE HAS BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION...THEN A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT INTENSIFIES...SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
ARE ANTICIPATED AS THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER MOVES OVER TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE OUTER RAINBANDS MOVING AHEAD OF THE WAVE CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
OVERLAND RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE BEEN LIGHT...THEREFORE
THE RISK OF INLAND FLOODING REMAINS LOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAIN BANDS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING
IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE WAVE CONTINUES
WESTWARD. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND FOR PUERTO RICO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING SITUATION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR THE LOCAL AREA...TO BE IN EFFECT FOR LATER
THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

...HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING...
MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE MAINLY IN THE ATLANTIC AND VIRGIN ISLAND
TERRITORIAL WATERS...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE TROPICAL WAVE AND IS
ASSOCIATED WEATHER MOVES WESTWARD AND CLOSER...BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM OF SQUALLS. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE
POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE RAINBANDS. LOCALLY HIGH WAVES CREATED BY THE
SQUALLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE VIRGIN ISLAND WATERS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. SEAS OF FOUR TO SIX FEET THIS
AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 7 FEET BY FRIDAY MAINLY ALONG THE
NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE ISLANDS.  MODERATE SWELLS SHOULD AFFECT
THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MARINERS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WILL BE IN EFFECT LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE OFFSHORE
ATLANTIC...AND MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
WATERS...INCLUDING THE PASSAGES LATER TONIGHT.

...WINDS...
MOST OF THE WIND REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND
VIRGIN ISLANDS INDICATED LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HOWEVER...AS THE
SQUALLS AHEAD OF THE WAVE PROPAGATE ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE NORTH AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO WATERS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS SHOULD
BE EXPECTED AT TIMES GUSTING UP TO 35 KNOTS.

FOR THE LAND AREAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH PASSING SQUALLS...AND ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY MID AFTERNOON
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.

RM/RAM

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-
033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-
067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-
101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-
135-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-141730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1200 PM AST THU AUG 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
IN PUERTO RICO

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

...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS MOVING
WESTWARD...TO MOVE ACROSS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS CONTINUES
TO EJECT BANDS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE PUSHING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO. THE FORECAST IS FOR THE BULK OF THE WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE TO CONTINUE MOVING
GENERALLY WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AND REACH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.

LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE METEO FRANCE LESSER ANTILLES RADAR
INDICATED THAT THE WAVE CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF BETTER
ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LATER TODAY OR FRIDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS.
A HURRICANE HUNTER IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE WAVE THIS
AFTERNOON. SHOULD IT FIND THAT THE WAVE HAS BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION...THEN A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT IT INTENSIFIES...SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS
ARE ANTICIPATED AS THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER MOVES OVER TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE OUTER RAINBANDS MOVING AHEAD OF THE WAVE CONTINUE TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.
OVERLAND RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR HAVE BEEN LIGHT...THEREFORE
THE RISK OF INLAND FLOODING REMAINS LOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL RAIN BANDS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING
IS LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE WAVE CONTINUES
WESTWARD. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND FOR PUERTO RICO...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF UP TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING SITUATION...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR THE LOCAL AREA...TO BE IN EFFECT FOR LATER
THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

...HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING...
MARINE CONDITIONS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE MAINLY IN THE ATLANTIC AND VIRGIN ISLAND
TERRITORIAL WATERS...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE TROPICAL WAVE AND IS
ASSOCIATED WEATHER MOVES WESTWARD AND CLOSER...BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM OF SQUALLS. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE
POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE RAINBANDS. LOCALLY HIGH WAVES CREATED BY THE
SQUALLS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE VIRGIN ISLAND WATERS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT. SEAS OF FOUR TO SIX FEET THIS
AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO 6 TO 7 FEET BY FRIDAY MAINLY ALONG THE
NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF THE ISLANDS.  MODERATE SWELLS SHOULD AFFECT
THE LOCAL ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MARINERS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
WILL BE IN EFFECT LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE OFFSHORE
ATLANTIC...AND MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
WATERS...INCLUDING THE PASSAGES LATER TONIGHT.

...WINDS...
MOST OF THE WIND REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARDS AND
VIRGIN ISLANDS INDICATED LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. HOWEVER...AS THE
SQUALLS AHEAD OF THE WAVE PROPAGATE ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE NORTH AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO WATERS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS SHOULD
BE EXPECTED AT TIMES GUSTING UP TO 35 KNOTS.

FOR THE LAND AREAS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY WITH PASSING SQUALLS...AND ACROSS HIGHER
TERRAIN.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY MID AFTERNOON
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.

RM/RAM