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High Surf Advisory 12, NWS JSJ

September 3, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this high surf advisory at Sep 3, 2008, 4:39 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 3, 2008, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2008, 8:49 AM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Sep 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 3:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 6:11 AM CDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

AMZ710>750-PRZ001>013-041115-
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-
711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED OVER THE
NORTH COAST OF HAITI...WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. SOILS ARE SATURATED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
ISLAND...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM AST FOR THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. MUDSLIDES WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP AND SATURATED TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-041115-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
711 AM AST WED SEP 3 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MINOR FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 3, 11:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1259 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1245 PM     FLOOD            VEGA ALTA               18.42N 66.32W
09/03/2008                   VEGA ALTA          PR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RIVER CIBUCO WAS REPORTED FLOODING ROAD 620.

&&

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 12:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
151 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008

PRZ001>013-031900-
ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES-
151 PM AST WED SEP 3 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TO
   AFFECT PUERTO RICO THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...

SPIRAL RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS IN THE LOW AND MID LEVEL OF THE
ATMOSPHERE ARE INDUCING INTENSE SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN
THESE BANDS...THAT ARE RACING NORTHWARD NEAR 30 MPH. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...AND A FEW POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES
SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS WEATHER. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES WILL BE ALL THE SOUTHERN COASTS OF THE
ISLANDS AS THESE RAINBANDS MOVE ASHORE FROM THE CARIBBEAN WATERS.

SS
Special weather statement, Sep 3, 1:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
151 PM AST MIERCOLES 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2008

PRZ001>013-031900-
TODO PUERTO RICO INCLUYENDO A CULEBRA Y VIEQUES-
151 PM AST MIERCOLES 3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2008

...TRONADAS FUERTES CON RAFAGAS DE VIENTO Y POSIBLES TORNADOS
AFECTARAN A PUERTO RICO DURANTE LA TARDE...

BANDAS ESPIRALES DE LLUVIA ASOCIADAS CON LA TORMENTA TROPICAL HANNA
CONTINUARAN AFECTANDO LAS ISLAS LOCALES DURANTE LA TARDE Y TEMPRANO
EN LAS HORAS DEL ANOCHECER. LOS VIENTOS FUERTES EN LOS NIVELES DE
BAJOS A INTERMEDIOS DE LA ATMOSFERA ESTAN INDUCIENDO TURBONADAS
INTENSAS Y TRONADAS DENTRO DE ESTAS BANDAS...QUE SE ESTAN MOVIENDO
RAPIDAMENTE HACIA EL NORTE A CERCA DE 30 MPH. VIENTOS FUERTES EN
RAFAGAS DE 35 A 50 MPH...Y ALGUNAS POSIBLES TROMBAS MARINAS Y
TRONADOS SE DEBEN ESPERAR A TRAVES DEL AREA ESTA TARDE ASOCIADOS CON
ESTE MAL TIEMPO. LOS VIENTOS MAS FUERTES Y EL POTENCIAL MAYOR PARA
TROMBAS MARINAS Y TORNADOS ESTARA EN TODA LA COSTA SUR DE LAS ISLAS
A MEDIDA QUE ESTAS BANDAS DE LLUVIA SE MUEVEN SOBRE LA COSTA DESDE
LAS AGUAS DEL CARIBE.
Local storm report, Sep 3, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
405 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     TSTM WND GST     COMERIO                 18.22N 66.22W
09/03/2008  M45 MPH          COMERIO            PR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DOWNED POWER LINES WERE REPORTED IN COMERIO MUNICIPALITY.

&&

RMOJICA
Local storm report, Sep 3, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
414 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0359 PM     HIGH SURF        PONCE                   17.99N 66.61W
09/03/2008                   PONCE              PR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A PIER PILING WAS REPORTED DAMAGED AT THE PONCE NAUTICAL
            CLUB PIER.

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Local storm report, Sep 3, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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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, 12:31 AM CDTFlood WatchJSJ28 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, 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

Nearby

High Surf Advisories in Puerto Rico, 2008High Surf Advisories in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2008Every high surf advisory in 2008

Sources

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