Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 10, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this wind advisory at Dec 9, 2008, 2:15 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 10, 2008, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2008, 2:15 PM CST (20:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2008, 5:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2008, 11:08 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 092015 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 415 PM AST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECTED TO PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... PRZ002>010-VIZ001-100415- /O.NEW.TJSJ.WI.Y.0010.081209T2015Z-081210T1200Z/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR- PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 415 PM AST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 700 FEET ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALSO...NORTHERN COASTAL AREAS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS WIND ADVISORY SINCE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER SOME OF THESE AREAS. LATEST LOCAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS AND AIRPORTS ARE SUGGESTING THAT A WIND SURGE IS ABOUT TO AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLAND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN COASTAL AREAS THIS EVENING CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 100357 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1157 PM AST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECTED TO PEAK LATER TONIGHT HOURS... PRZ002>010-VIZ001-101200- /O.CON.TJSJ.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR- PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 1157 PM AST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY... LATEST LOCAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS AND AIRPORTS ARE SUGGESTING THAT A WIND SURGE IS AFFECTING THE LOCAL ISLAND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES. $$
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 100831 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 431 AM AST WED DEC 10 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... PRZ002>010-VIZ001-101645- /O.EXT.TJSJ.WI.Y.0010.081210T1100Z-081210T2000Z/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR- PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 431 AM AST WED DEC 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTH WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES. $$ SR
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 101708 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 108 PM AST WED DEC 10 2008 ...THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HAVE DIMINISHED SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... PRZ002>010-VIZ001-101815- /O.CAN.TJSJ.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081210T2000Z/ NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR- PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- 108 PM AST WED DEC 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOME GUSTY WINDS...OVER LAND...THE SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 11:14 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | JSJ | 26 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.