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Small Craft Advisory 178, NWS JSJ

October 14, 2008

NWS JSJ issued this small craft advisory at Oct 14, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 14, 2008, 4:01 AM CDT (09:01 UTC)
Expired: Oct 14, 2008, 6:43 PM CDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 13, 10:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 10:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 5:30 AM CDT, 22 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
630 AM AST MON OCT 13 2008

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-141030-
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-
630 AM AST MON OCT 13 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS
HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS PUERTO RICO TODAY. THEREFORE URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM...AND RIVER FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE ISLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE
STORMS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL
BUT THE WESTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THIS EVENING.

IN ADDITION...PEOPLE ARE REMINDED THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE
RAINING AT THEIR EXACT LOCATION...FOR DANGEROUS WATERS SURGES TO
OCCUR IN LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT AND USE
EXTRA CAUTION IF VENTURING ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE WORK
WEEK UNDER A MOIST SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL
MAINTAIN A VERY UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND ENHANCED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE ENTIRE
WEEK...AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS. THEREFORE...THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING...ALONG WITH MUDSLIDES/DEBRIS FLOW ACROSS THE ISLANDS AS
THE SOIL WILL REMAIN VERY SATURATED. ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-141030-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
630 AM AST MON OCT 13 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL ACROSS
HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY. THEREFORE
FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...AND GUTS AND CREEKS IS LIKELY TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WORK
WEEK UNDER A MOIST SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
WATERS...WILL MAINTAIN A VERY UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE
REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND
ENHANCED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE
ENTIRE WEEK...AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. THEREFORE...THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING...ALONG WITH MUDSLIDES/DEBRIS FLOW ACROSS THE
ISLANDS AS THE SOIL WILL REMAIN VERY SATURATED. ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 13, 7:18 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Watch	JSJ	23 hr
Oct 14, 1:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	7 hr
Oct 14, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 14, 4:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	3 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Hurricane Watch	JSJ	7 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Hurricane Watch	JSJ	33 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	JSJ	33 hr
Oct 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	JSJ	33 hr
Oct 13, 8:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JSJ	3 hr

Nearby

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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.