Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 4, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this wind advisory at Jun 20, 2008, 11:40 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2008, 11:40 AM CDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 201640 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1240 PM AST FRI JUN 20 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH LOCAL AREA THIS AFTERNOON... PRZ001>004-006>010-VIZ001-002-202300- /O.NEW.TJSJ.WI.Y.0004.080620T1640Z-080620T2300Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 1240 PM AST FRI JUN 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS EVENING. A STRONG WIND SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TODAY IS PRODUCING SUSTAINED WINDS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROPICAL WAVE WAS LOCATED FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE CARIBBEAN AT AROUND NOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD AT NEAR 25 MPH ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNSET. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. 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. $$ SS
1 follow-up statement
000 WWCA72 TJSJ 202312 NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 712 PM AST FRI JUN 20 2008 ...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... PRZ001>004-006>010-VIZ001-002-210015- /O.EXP.TJSJ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080620T2300Z/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- 712 PM AST FRI JUN 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS PUERTO RICO...ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX. HOWEVER...BRIEF PERIODS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MOVE ACROSS THE REGIONAL AREA AS TROPICAL WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. THIS WAVE AND WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH IT SHOULD BE EXITING THE LOCAL AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 5:29 AM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | JSJ | 19 hr | |
| Jun 20, 12:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 117 min | |
| Jun 20, 12:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 103 min | |
| Jun 20, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | JSJ | 2 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.