Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Watches in 2009

Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS JSJ

May 5, 2009

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at May 5, 2009, 3:07 AM CDT. It took effect at May 5, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2009, 3:07 AM CDT (08:07 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 7, 2009, 6:34 PM CDT
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Flood severity
None

The text

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

000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 050807
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
407 AM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

PRZ001>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-051615-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.090505T1600Z-090506T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
407 AM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN 
 ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...
 CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...
 NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN 
 VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT 
 ISLANDS.

* FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID LEVELS OF
  THE ATMOSPHERE LOCATED NORTH OF HISPANIOLA AND A SURFACE TROUGH
  LOCATED ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST
  SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY MOIST AIR TO TRIGGER NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. GIVEN THE
  ABNORMALLY HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THESE
  SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT
  PERIOD OF TIME. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES MAY BE
  POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO
  RICO...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND
  SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER TRIBUTARIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051634
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

PRZ007>011-060045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.090506T1600Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY
  MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL
  AREA FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN PUERTO RICO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  OVER WESTERN PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MONTANE
  REGIONS AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE
  EVENING. DURING THE ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
  4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4
  INCHES ON THE COAST AND COASTAL PLAINS WESTERN PUERTO RICO.

* RAINFALL WILL RAISE MANY STREAMS AND LOCAL RIVERS TO BANK FULL
  AND BEYOND IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE RAINFALL IS HEAVIEST AND
  MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN...MAKING SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO
  SLIPPAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID
BEING CAUGHT IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-060045-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...
 EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND 
 VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX 
 AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY
  MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL
  AREA FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLOW BEHIND IT. THIS
  MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE ON AND OFF AT LEAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DURING THE
  ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED IN SAN JUAN AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...4 TO 6 INCHES
  IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE COAST AND
  COASTAL PLAINS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND
  SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER TRIBUTARIES. MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY
  FALLEN...MAKING SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO SLIPPAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID
BEING CAUGHT IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$
940 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051649 CCA
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

PRZ007>011-060045-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.090506T1600Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

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

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY
  MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL
  AREA FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN PUERTO RICO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  OVER WESTERN PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAIN
  REGIONS AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE
  EVENING. DURING THE ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
  4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4
  INCHES ON THE COAST AND COASTAL PLAINS WESTERN PUERTO RICO.

* RAINFALL WILL RAISE MANY STREAMS AND LOCAL RIVERS TO BANK FULL
  AND BEYOND IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE RAINFALL IS HEAVIEST AND
  MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN...MAKING SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO
  SLIPPAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID
BEING CAUGHT IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-060045-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
1234 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...
 EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND 
 VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX 
 AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A SHORT WAVE TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY
  MOVING SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL
  AREA FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLOW BEHIND IT. THIS
  MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE ON AND OFF AT LEAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DURING THE
  ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED IN SAN JUAN AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...4 TO 6 INCHES
  IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE COAST AND
  COASTAL PLAINS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND
  SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER TRIBUTARIES. MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY
  FALLEN...MAKING SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO SLIPPAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID
BEING CAUGHT IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 060020
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
820 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

PRZ001>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-061200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
820 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...
 EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND 
 VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX 
 AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY MOVING
  SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL AREA
  FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLOW BEHIND IT. THIS
  MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE ON AND OFF AT LEAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DURING THE
  ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED IN SAN JUAN AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...4 TO 6 INCHES
  IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE COAST AND
  COASTAL PLAINS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND 
 SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER TRIBUTARIES. MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE 
 DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...MAKING 
 SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO SLIPPAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ007>011-061200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.090506T1600Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
820 PM AST TUE MAY 5 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* A TROUGH IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL AID A SLOWLY MOVING
  SURFACE TROUGH WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CROSSING THE LOCAL AREA
  FROM THE EAST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BRING AMPLE MOISTURE
  ALONG WITH IT AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT WESTERN PUERTO RICO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  OVER WESTERN PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY THE INTERIOR MOUNTAIN
  REGIONS AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE
  EVENING. DURING THE ENTIRE 28-HOUR PERIOD...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
  4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS AND 2 TO 4
  INCHES ON THE COAST AND COASTAL PLAINS WESTERN PUERTO RICO.

* RAINFALL WILL RAISE MANY STREAMS AND LOCAL RIVERS TO BANK FULL 
 AND BEYOND IN LOCALIZED AREAS WHERE RAINFALL IS HEAVIEST AND 
 MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE RAINFALL THAT 
 HAS ALREADY FALLEN...MAKING SOILS SATURATED AND PRONE TO 
 SLIPPAGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 060912
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
512 AM AST WED MAY 6 2009

PRZ001>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-061715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
512 AM AST WED MAY 6 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
 FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...CULEBRA...
 EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND 
 VICINITY...SOUTHEAST AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX 
 AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH
  OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY
  MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. GIVEN
  THE ABNORMALLY HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE
  EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT...SHOWERS WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT RAIN
  PRODUCERS WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN A
  SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR
  INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF SIX INCHES
  OR MORE ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND
  SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER TRIBUTARIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ007>011-061715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.090506T1600Z-090507T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
512 AM AST WED MAY 6 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH
  OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY
  MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
  THE AREA DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. GIVEN THE ABNORMALLY HIGH
  MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE EXPECTED SLOW
  MOVEMENT...SHOWERS WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS WITH
  SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
  ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND
  SMALL STREAMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 061729
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
129 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009

PRZ001>006-012-013-VIZ001-002-070800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-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...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...
ANNAS RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE
129 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...SAN JUAN AND
  VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. IN VIRGIN
  ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO
  GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
  THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL
  TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
  OF SIX INCHES OR MORE...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
  AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE
  POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ007>011-070800-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090507T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
129 PM AST WED MAY 6 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

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

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
  TO GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD
  RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE...ESPECIALLY IN
  MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
  AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE
  POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 070746
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
346 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-070900-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090507T1400Z/
/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
346 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SHOWERS TODAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.
THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

 
$$

PRZ001>006-071915-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
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
346 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

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

* THROUGH MID EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH
  OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY
  MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
  THE AREA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES
  OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES
  POSSIBLY MAINLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...
 SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
 AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ007>011-071600-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
346 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

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

* THROUGH MID EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH
  OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY
  MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS
  OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED
  AMOUNTS OF SIX INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...
 SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
 AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 071555
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1155 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

PRZ001>006-080000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
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
1155 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* ALL OF MAINLAND PUERTO RICO.

* UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH 
 OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY 
 MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS 
 THE AREA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES 
 OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO SIX INCHES 
 POSSIBLY MAINLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS. 

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... 
 SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
 AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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.

&&

$$

PRZ007>011-080000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
1155 AM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* ALL OR MAINLAND PUERTO RICO.

* UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING

* A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE NORTH 
 OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH AN EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW OF VERY 
 MOIST AIR TO GENERATE NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND 
 THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS 
 OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS 
 OF SIX INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS. 

* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS... 
 SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN 
 AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID DRIVING DURING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT
IN DEBRIS FLOWS.

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 072334
FFASJU

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
734 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009

PRZ001>006-080045-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
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
734 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN
CANCELED. THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN THAT HOVERED SOUTH OF PUERTO
RICO HAS DISSIPATED AND ONLY A FEW SMALL SHOWERS REMAIN OVER
NORTHEAST PUERTO RICO. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN MAY YET OCCUR OVERNIGHT
BUT DANGER FROM FLOODING IS OVER AT LEAST THROUGH 10 AM AST
FRIDAY.

$$

PRZ007>011-080045-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-090508T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...
ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS
734 PM AST THU MAY 7 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN
CANCELED.  THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN THAT HOVERED SOUTH OF PUERTO
RICO HAS DISSIPATED AND ONLY A FEW SMALL SHOWERS REMAIN OVER
NORTHEAST PUERTO RICO. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN MAY YET OCCUR OVERNIGHT
BUT DANGER FROM FLOODING IS OVER AT LEAST THROUGH 10 AM AST
FRIDAY.

$$

SNELL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood watch went out at May 4, 10:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 10:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1119 PM AST MON MAY 4 2009

.UPDATE...
CLOUDINESS AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA
AND VIEQUES CONTINUED TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.
HOWEVER...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AS WELL AS THE DOPPLER WEATHER
RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS NORTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO...AND JUST EAST OF THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS ALONG THE TRAILING EDGE OF
THE SURFACE TROUGH AXIS WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WESTWARDS
ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROXIMITY OF A MID TO
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A JET SEGMENT WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. THIS WILL MAINTAIN
A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE REGION AT LEAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BEFORE THE MID TO UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET
SEGMENT WEAKENS AND LIFTS NORTHWARDS.

THEREAFTER AND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SINK FURTHER SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN...AND THE PREVAILING SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL
MAINTAIN THE INFLUX OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS
COMBINED WITH DIURNAL AND LOCAL EFFECTS WILL ENHANCE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THEREFORE THE
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS FOR MUDSLIDES WILL REMAIN
HIGH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENT MADE TO
THE INHERITED SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR NOW...AS SHOWER ACTIVITY
SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED ACROSS PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES.

&&

.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED OVER PUERTO RICO...BUT
REMAINS ACTIVE OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND WATERS IMMEDIATELY
EAST. EXPECT MOMENTARY IFR CONDITIONS WITH TSRA OVER TIST AND TISX
LIKELY BETWEEN 04Z AND 12Z. THESE CELLS ARE EXTREMELY SLOW MOVING
AND STORM MOTION IS TRICKY. FOR TUESDAY...EXPECT THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE LIKELY PRODUCING MVFR TO IFR CIGS/VSBYS OVER
AT LEAST TJBQ AND TJMZ IN PUERTO RICO...AND ALL SITES IN THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND LEEWARD ISLANDS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 423 PM AST MON MAY 4 2009/

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFFECTED THE ISLANDS OF ST JOHN AND ST THOMAS....PRODUCING
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES. ALSO SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG THE THE INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...THESE SHOWERS MOVED SLOWLY NORTHWARD
AFFECTING MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. AT THIS
MOMENT...AN AREA OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS OF
PUERTO RICO. THESE SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING.

A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A VERY
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE INCOMING WEEKEND. A 70 KNOTS JET
STREAK OVER THE LOCAL AREA IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING ON THE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ENHANCEMENT. THESE WEATHER FEATURES PROMISE TO
GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY. SATURATED SOILS AND INCREASING SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEK
WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING POTENTIAL FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE USVI
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF PUERTO RICO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS AS FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK.

AVIATION...EXPECT MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS TIST AND TISX
DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING HOURS. SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH ACROSS TJBQ AND TJMZ THIS EVENING WITH MAINLY
VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER AN INCREASE IN
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING THE PREVAILING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WIND FLOW FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WILL BRING PERIODS OF MVFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS TJBQ AND TJMZ. LATEST TJSJ 12Z SOUNDING INDICATED
A LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND FLOW FROM THE SURFACE TO AROUND 10K
FEET...BECOMING WESTWARD AND STRONGER ABOVE 10K FEET.

MARINE...NORMAL MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK BUT MARINERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTIONS FOR
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...LIGHTNING
STRIKES...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  75  84  75  85 /  40  60  50  70
STT  75  83  75  86 /  70  60  60  70

&&

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

93/09
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 11:10 AM CDT, 15 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1210 PM AST MON MAY 4 2009

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-051615-
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-
1210 PM AST MON MAY 4 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS
AS HEAVY RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE LOCATED NORTH OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY
MOIST EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-051615-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
1210 PM AST MON MAY 4 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS
AS HEAVY RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE LOCATED NORTH OF HISPANIOLA WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY
MOIST EAST SOUTHEAST FLOW TO GENERATE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:08 PM CDTMarine Weather StatementJSJ12 hr
May 5, 3:38 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryJSJ4 days
May 5, 11:34 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJSJ55 hr
May 5, 5:36 PM CDTMarine Weather StatementJSJ13 hr
May 4, 9:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Puerto Rico, 2009Flash Flood Watches in U.S. Virgin Islands, 2009Every flash flood watch in 2009

Sources

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