Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flood Watches in 2008

Flood Watch 2, NWS JSJ

September 3, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this flood watch at Sep 3, 2008, 12:31 AM CDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2008, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2008, 4:59 AM CDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Flood severity
None

The text

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

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 030531
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
131 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

PRZ005>011-031730-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.080903T0531Z-080903T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...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
131 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM STRONG TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE
  EASTWARD ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOCAL AREA...AND PRODUCE SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF PUERTO. AT THIS
  TIME...THE BULK OF THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE BANDS WILL
  BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT AND
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS OUTER BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA
  MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN PUERTO RICO. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR
  HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS
  THE MONA PASSAGE. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPERIENCED THE
  PAST FEW DAYS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLASH FLOODING
  IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN
  ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS
HAVE BEEN RISING ALONG THIS RIVER.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVERBANK CONDITIONS ON SOME
STREAMS AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS
AND TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 030953
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
553 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

PRZ001>004-032000-
/O.EXA.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080903T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN...
CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...
SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS
553 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND 
  VICINITY AND SOUTHEAST.

* UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON

* OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE EASTWARD
  ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  ACROSS PUERTO RICO.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS MORNING AS
  OUTER BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
  PUERTO RICO. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS SOME PORTIONS OF
  PUERTO RICO. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPERIENCED THE PAST FEW
  DAYS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLASH FLOODING IS
  POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... MUDSLIDES ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN
RISING ALONG THIS RIVER.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVERBANK CONDITIONS ON SOME STREAMS
AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS AND
TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$

PRZ005>011-032000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080903T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...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
553 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON

* OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE EASTWARD
  ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  ACROSS PUERTO RICO.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS MORNING AS
  OUTER BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
  PUERTO RICO. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS SOME PORTIONS OF
  PUERTO RICO. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL EXPERIENCED THE PAST FEW
  DAYS AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLASH FLOODING IS
  POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... MUDSLIDES ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN
RISING ALONG THIS RIVER.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVERBANK CONDITIONS ON SOME STREAMS
AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT
EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS AND
TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 031245
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
845 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

VIZ001-002-032000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.080903T1245Z-080903T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...ANNAS RETREAT...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...
CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
845 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL PORTIONS OF VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ST CROIX AND ST THOMAS/ST JOHN/ADJACENT
  ISLANDS.

* UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON

* OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ON THE
  EASTERN PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY...PRODUCING
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. LOCAL SOILS ARE NEAR SATURATION FROM
  RECENT RAINS...AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL IS HIGH.

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.

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.

$$

PRZ001>011-032000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080903T2000Z/
/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-
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
845 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL
  INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY... NORTH
  CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN
  AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR.

* UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON.

$$
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 031546
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1146 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

VIZ001-002-040200-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-080903T2000Z/
/O.EXB.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...ANNAS RETREAT...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...
CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
1146 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH

* WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING

* OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ON THE
  EASTERN PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
  LOCAL SOILS ARE NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS...AND FLASH
  FLOOD POTENTIAL IS HIGH.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVER BANK CONDITIONS ON SOME
STREAMS AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS
AND TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$

PRZ012-013-040200-
/O.EXB.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA
1146 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED THE FLOOD
WATCH

* TO INCLUDE CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

* UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING

* OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ON THE
  EASTERN PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
  LOCAL SOILS ARE NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS...AND FLASH
  FLOOD POTENTIAL IS HIGH.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVER BANK CONDITIONS ON SOME
STREAMS AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS
AND TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$

PRZ001>011-040200-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T0200Z/
/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-
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
1146 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES

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

* UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING

* OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ON THE
  EASTERN PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING
  PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
  LOCAL SOILS ARE NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS...AND FLASH
  FLOOD POTENTIAL IS HIGH.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT RAINFALL ADDED TO ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS
IN THE WATCH AREA MAY PRODUCE OVER BANK CONDITIONS ON SOME
STREAMS AND RIVERS. RIVER RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING THREATENS.

IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL UPSTREAM
TO DRAIN DOWN RIVER AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE CREEKS...STREAMS
AND TRIBUTARIES OF THIS RIVER MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS LATER ON.

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.

$$

SR
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 040210
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1010 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-041000-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T1000Z/
/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
1010 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST
THURSDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND FOR ALL
  OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* UNTIL 6 AM AST THURSDAY

* OUTER BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE EASTERN
  PERIPHERY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. LOCAL SOILS REMAIN NEAR SATURATION FROM RECENT RAINS
  AND RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS...AND FLASH
  FLOOD POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH.

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 THE LATEST INFORMATION ON 
THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

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
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 040959
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
559 AM AST THU SEP 4 2008

PRZ001>011-042000-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T1000Z/
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.080904T0959Z-080904T2000Z/
/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-
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
559 AM AST THU SEP 4 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ALL OF MAINLAND PUERTO RICO...

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MAINLAND PUERTO
  RICO.

* UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON

* THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA HAVE CLEARED THE LOCAL
  AREA. HOWEVER...DEEP REMNANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL LINGER
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
  ACTIVITY. LOCAL SOILS ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY
  RAINS...AND RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID FLASH FLOODING...AND
  MUDSLIDES IN 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 THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

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. 

$$

PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-041100-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080904T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...CULEBRA...
ESPERANZA...ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
559 AM AST THU SEP 4 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AS WELL AS CULEBRA AND VIEQUES IN PUERTO RICO.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS JSJ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Sep 2, 9:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 9:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1059 PM AST TUE SEP 2 2008

.UPDATE...RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED TO TROPICAL STORM HANNA CONTINUE
TO AFFECT PARTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING. LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGES ARE SHOWING BKN TO OVC SKIES
FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING THE MONA
PASSAGE AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THE MONA PASSAGE TOWARD THE SOUTHWESTERN AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF
THE ISLAND. THE 22Z QUICKSCAT PASSAGE REVEALED A STRONGER
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW BEHIND A CONVERGENCE ZONE LOCATED ACROSS
THE MONA PASSAGE LATE THIS EVENING. A LIGHTER EAST SOUTHEAST WIND
FLOW ON THE RIGHT OF THIS ZONE IS BRINGING SOME MODERATE SHOWERS
AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS
EVENING...BUT THE STRONGER SSW FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE REST OF
TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ISLAND.

SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO ONLY A COUPLE
OF MILES. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING OVER THIS
AREA ACCORDING TO THE 5 MINUTES LIGHTNING PLOT DATA. WE WILL
MONITOR CLOSELY THIS SITUATION ACROSS THE WEST PART OF PUERTO RICO
TONIGHT AS THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH LAND AREAS AS
SOILS OVER THIS REGION OF PUERTO RICO ARE NEAR OR SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS RAINS IN RECENT DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM IKE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE LOCAL ISLANDS ON
FRIDAY. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST THAT IKE WILL PASS ABOUT 200
TO 300 MILES NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. HOWEVER...WE SHOULD MONITOR THIS SYSTEM CLOSELY AS IT
GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HRS. THIS SYSTEM
COULD BRING MODERATE TO LOCALIZED HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PARTS OF PUERTO RICO FROM
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.AVIATION...THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA AS
WELL AS MOISTURE AHEAD OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE LESSER
ANTILLES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL FLYING AREA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS WITH INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF MVFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS TJBQ...TJMZ...AND TJPS...AS WELL AS OVER TNCM AND
TKPK. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
AND MOVE NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS AS WELL AS THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. LATEST TJSJ 00Z
SOUNDING INDICATED A SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW...UP TO 20
KNOTS...FROM THE SURFACE TO AROUND 10K FEET BECOMING SOUTH
SOUTHWESTERLY...UP TO 30 KNOTS...ABOVE 10K FEET.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 521 PM AST TUE SEP 2 2008/

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL AFFECTED MUCH OF THE VI AND SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THIS
AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA THIS
EVENING...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN
SECTIONS OF PR AS WELL AS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST
8 PM AST. EXPECT CONTINUED CLOUD COVER AND AREAS OF ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT INTO THE FIRST HALF OF
WEDNESDAY...AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA CONTINUES TO LINGER
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN IMPROVING FROM
EAST TO WEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AS HANNA IS FORECAST TO
EVENTUALLY LIFT TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST.

EXPECT THE OVERALL WIND FLOW TO REMAIN SOUTHERLY ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE LOCAL AREA REMAINS SANDWICHED
BETWEEN THE INFLUENCE OF BOTH TROPICAL STORM HANNA TO THE WEST AND
TROPICAL STORM IKE...CURRENTLY NEAR 46 WEST...OFF TO THE EAST.
CONSENSUS OF LATEST GUIDANCE SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT IKE WILL TRACK
NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...HOWEVER
SPREADING SOME MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THESE DAYS. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE NEXT AREA OF INTEREST IS
NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE...NEARING 26 WEST...WHICH IS
ALSO EXPECTED TO PASS NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA SOMETIME EARLY NEXT
WEEK. FOCUS OF THE DAY WAS SPENT ON DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE ISLANDS...SO NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE TO
EXTENDED FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

AVIATION...THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA AS
WELL AS MOISTURE AHEAD OF A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE LESSER
ANTILLES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL FLYING AREA DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS WITH INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF MVFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS TJBQ...TJMZ...AND TJPS...AS WELL AS OVER TNCM AND
TKPK...DUE TO PASSING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT LEAST
UNTIL 23Z. THEREAFTER...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE LOCAL TAF SITES. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS AS WELL AS THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  78  90  80  92 /  40  40  10  10
STT  79  88  79  88 /  50  20  10  20

&&

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

72/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 11:20 AM CDT, 13 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN...CORRECTED
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1220 PM AST TUE SEP 2 2008

AMZ710>750-PRZ001>013-031630-
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-
1220 PM AST TUE SEP 2 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL
STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO TODAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS
AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST FOR MUCH OF EASTERN PUERTO RICO DUE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA OF THE ISLAND THE PAST FEW DAYS.
IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP AND
SATURATED TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS APPRECIATED TODAY.

AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-031630-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
1220 PM AST TUE SEP 2 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...POTENTIAL FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FLOODING...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
PM AST FOR ALL THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP AND SATURATED TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS APPRECIATED TODAY.

SR

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 7:06 PM CDTMarine Weather StatementJSJ6 hr
Sep 2, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ105 min
Sep 2, 10:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 2, 11:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Sep 3, 1:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ119 min
Sep 3, 1:38 AM CDTMarine Weather StatementJSJ8 hr
Sep 3, 4:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ110 min
Sep 3, 5:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ118 min
Sep 3, 6:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ115 min
Sep 3, 6:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 7:20 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 3, 7:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Sep 3, 7:38 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ12 hr
Sep 3, 8:16 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ14 hr
Sep 3, 8:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 8:50 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Sep 3, 9:24 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ111 min
Sep 3, 9:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 9:47 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ118 min
Sep 3, 9:52 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ15 hr
Sep 3, 9:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ2 hr
Sep 3, 10:29 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ115 min
Sep 3, 10:54 AM CDTMarine Weather StatementJSJ10 hr
Sep 3, 11:14 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 11:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ7 hr
Sep 3, 11:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ52 min
Sep 3, 12:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ117 min
Sep 3, 12:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ7 hr
Sep 3, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ110 min
Sep 3, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ32 min
Sep 3, 12:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ8 hr
Sep 3, 12:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Sep 3, 1:27 PM CDTWind AdvisoryJSJ8 hr
Sep 3, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ7 hr
Sep 3, 1:42 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ12 hr
Sep 3, 2:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Sep 3, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ119 min
Sep 3, 3:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ3 hr
Sep 3, 3:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ4 hr
Sep 3, 4:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ5 hr
Sep 3, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ115 min
Sep 3, 4:39 PM CDTHigh Surf AdvisoryJSJ16 hr
Sep 3, 5:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJSJ6 hr
Sep 3, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ2 hr
Sep 3, 6:39 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJSJ16 hr
Sep 3, 7:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ92 min
Sep 3, 7:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJSJ3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.