Flash Flood Warning 52, NWS JSJ

520 
WGCA72 TJSJ 010231
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1031 PM AST MON MAY 31 2010

PRC047-051-101-135-137-143-145-010715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-100601T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-TOA ALTA PR-VEGA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
TOA BAJA PR-
1031 PM AST MON MAY 31 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM AST FOR TOA
BAJA...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...VEGA ALTA...TOA ALTA...MOROVIS AND
COROZAL MUNICIPALITIES...

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLOODING SITUATION IN VEGA ALTA AND VEGA 
BAJA. MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CIBUCO RIVER...

AT 1021 PM AST...USGS SENSOR AT THE CIBUCO RIVER IN VEGA BAJA 
INDICATED THE RIVER RAPIDLY APPROACHING MAJOR FLOOD STAGE WITH AN 
EXTREMELY FAST FLOW OF WATER COMING DOWN THE RIVER. THIS FLOODING IS 
EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT WAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED 
SATURDAY NIGHT MAY 29 2010.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 1825 6634 1833 6644 1851 6643 1855 6640
      1850 6620 1834 6621 1834 6628 1827 6630

$$

ROSA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

520 
WGCA72 TJSJ 010435
FFSSJU

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1235 AM AST TUE JUN 1 2010

PRC051-135-137-010440-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-100601T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TOA ALTA PR-DORADO PR-TOA BAJA PR-
1235 AM AST TUE JUN 1 2010

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TOA BAJA...DORADO
AND TOA ALTA MUNICIPALITIES...

FLOOD WATERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 1825 6634 1833 6644 1851 6643 1855 6640
      1851 6633 1842 6631 1839 6631 1837 6633
      1836 6631 1834 6628 1827 6630

$$

PRC047-101-143-145-010715-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0052.000000T0000Z-100601T0715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
1235 AM AST TUE JUN 1 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM AST FOR VEGA
BAJA...VEGA ALTA...MOROVIS AND COROZAL MUNICIPALITIES...

...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE CIBUCO RIVER IN VEGA ALTA 
AND VEGA BAJA...

AT 1230 AM AST...USGS SENSOR AT THE CIBUCO RIVER INDICATED THE RIVER 
AT 18.76 FEET AND RISING RAPIDLY. 

MANY ROADWAYS ACROSS VEGA ALTA...VEGA BAJA...MOROVIS AND COROZAL 
REMAIN FLOODED. USE EXTREME CAUTION OVERNIGHT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING 
ACROSS THESE AREAS. REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 1825 6634 1833 6644 1851 6643 1855 6640
      1851 6633 1842 6631 1839 6631 1837 6633
      1836 6631 1834 6628 1827 6630

$$

ROSA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
826 PM AST MON MAY 31 2010

.UPDATE...TDWR TSJU RADAR HAS FAILED LIKELY DUE TO COMMS FAILURE
AS A RESULT OF INTENSE CG LIGHTNING ACTIVITY NEAR THE RADAR SITE.
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE NO RADARS AVAILABLE ATTM...I HAVE REQUESTED TO
NCEP TO PUT GOES IN SUPER RAPID SCAN IMAGERY UNTIL AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT WHEN CONVECTION SHOULD WEAKEN OR WITH START SEEING A
DECREASE IN LIGHTNING DATA.

&&

ROSA
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 427 PM AST MON MAY 31 2010/

SYNOPSIS...AT UPPER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE NOSING INTO THE
CARIBBEAN FROM THE EAST WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN LITTLE CHANGED UNTIL A
TROUGH DIGS IN OVER HISPANIOLA SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS FORMS A
CUT-OFF LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

AT MID LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE NOSING INTO THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE
EAST WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY. HIGHER PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC MID
WEEK NEXT WEEK. MID LAYERS WILL DRY ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN QUITE
DRY UNTIL SUNDAY.

AT LOWER LEVELS...A ZONE OF CONVERGENCE HAS FORMED JUST NORTH OF 20 NORTH
AND CLOUD COVER FROM THIS BAND HAS EXPANDED TO COVER MOST OF
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO
LIFT NORTH AS HIGHER PRESSURE WITH DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE
CARIBBEAN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME MOISTURE RETURNS AFTER
SATURDAY.

DISCUSSION...THE PRESENCE OF A ZONE OF CONVERGENCE TO THE NORTH
AND THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AT MID LEVELS THAT IT HAS BROUGHT
HAS DIMINISHED AND RETARDED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER NORTHERN
PUERTO RICO. SOME SHOWERS HAVE FORMED FROM SAN JUAN TO
AGUADA...BUT AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. THIS IS
NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND HAVE DECIDED TO
CANCEL IT WITH THE ZONE PACKAGE ISSUANCE. WOULD HAVE CANCELED IT
SOONER...BUT EVEN MODEST SHOWER ACTIVITY COULD HAVE TRIGGERED A
MUDSLIDE IN VERY SATURATED SOILS AND SO HELD OFF UNTIL A BETTER
IDEA COULD BE GAINED AS TO THE AMOUNT OF CONVECTION THAT COULD
FORM. SHOWERS HAVE FORMED OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND IN THE CENTER OF THE MONA
CHANNEL AS WELL AS NORTH IN THE ZONE OF CONVERGENCE MENTIONED
ABOVE...BUT NOTHING SIMILAR TO THE NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST BAND OF
SHOWERS DEPICTED BY THE NAM OVER CENTRAL PUERTO RICO MOVING TO THE
NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE HAVE DISCARDED THE NAM
FOR POOR INITIALIZATION. THE GFS SHOWS BETTER CONVECTION NORTH OF
THE AREA BUT ALSO HAD TOO MUCH MOISTURE OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. SOUTHEAST FLOW AT 850 MB CONTINUES THROUGH
FRIDAY AND...AS SOON AS CLOUDS CLEAR...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE BUSTING THROUGH THE 90 DEGREE MARK IN THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN
AREA AS THEY HAVE MANY DAYS IN MAYAGUEZ AND IN PONCE. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLY WARMER WEATHER IN SAN JUAN TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY.
MODELS SHOW THE DRY PERIOD BEGINNING IN EARNEST WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AND THEN MOISTURE SLOWLY CREEPS BACK. GOOD MOISTURE MAY
RETURN THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF JUNE BUT THE WETTEST WEATHER IS NOW
LIKELY BEHIND US FOR MANY DAYS TO COME. NEVERTHELESS...TOTAL
PRECIPITABLE WATER WILL BE ABOVE 1.5 INCHES FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THE NEXT 10 DAYS AND SOME CONVECTION IS ALMOST GUARANTEED IN
WESTERN OR NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO EACH AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE INCLUDING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE
BEST NEWS YET IS THAT SUNNIER WEATHER SHOULD BE SEEN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY EVERYWHERE IN THE FORECAST AREA. SAHARAN DUST IS QUITE
VISIBLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MAY AFFECT THE AREA IN A FEW
DAYS...BUT BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES EXPECT IT TO BE BETTER DISPERSED
WITH THE MOST DENSE AREA SOUTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS.

AVIATION... BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS TJBQ
AND TJMZ FROM 31/18-31/23 IN SHRA OR TSRA. PREVAILING VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. WATCH FOR FREQUENT MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS. LLVL WIND FLOW BECAME SE AROUND 10 KTS THIS
AFTERNOON.

MARINE...A 5 TO 6 FOOT NORTHERLY SWELL HAS ARRIVED IN THE AREA
AND BOOSTED SOME COMBINED SEAS TO 5 AND 6 FEET. THESE HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN TO DIMINISH. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

CLIMATE...MAY 2010 WILL END AS THE FOURTH WETTEST ON RECORD AT THE
LMM INTL AIRPORT WITH A TOTAL OF 12.37 INCHES. THE WETTEST MAY ON
RECORD WAS IN 1965 WHEN 14.99 INCHES WERE RECORDED. A TOTAL OF 31.06
INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN RECORDED AT THE LMM INTL AP IN SJU SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHICH REPRESENTS THE WETTEST START TO A YEAR
ON RECORD. THIS TOTAL IS 1.30 INCHES AHEAD OF 2005 TO THIS DATE
WHICH ENDED AS THE WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD IN SAN JUAN. RECORDS AT
THE LMM INTL AP DATE BACK TO 1956.

MAY 2010 WILL LIKELY END AS THE 11TH WARMEST MAY ON RECORD BUT THIS
IS PRELIMINARY AS MINIMUM TEMP AS YET TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE HEADLINE SECTION OUR WEB PAGE TUE MORNING FOR
MORE CLIMATE STATISTICS.

CLIMATE SECTION...ROSA

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  78  90  79  93 /  30  30  20  20
STT  80  88  80  87 /  40  40  30  30

&&

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

64/64

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
447 AM AST MON MAY 31 2010

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-010900-
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-
447 AM AST MON MAY 31 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ACTIVE WEATHER
DAY ACROSS PUERTO RICO TODAY. DUE TO ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS...LOCALIZED FLOODING...MAINLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME AS A DRIER
AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS BEGINS TO FILTER IN ACROSS THE LOCAL
ISLANDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES...LOCALIZED
FLOODING OR MUDSLIDES WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-010900-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
447 AM AST MON MAY 31 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH...LOCALIZED
FLOODING OR MUDSLIDES WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

SR

PRC021-047-051-105-135-137-143-145-010045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
756 PM AST MON MAY 31 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM AST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON...COROZAL...NARANJITO...TOA ALTA...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...
     VEGA BAJA AND TOA BAJA

AT 750 PM AST...PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY MANAGER OFFICIALS REPORTED
INTENSE LIGHTNING WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED AT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIO
LAJAS...OR ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF VEGA ALTA...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
IN ADDITION...RAIN GAGES AT TOA ALTA NEAR HIGHWAY 2 INDICATED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2.18 INCHES...ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

ER

PRC021-047-051-105-135-137-143-145-010045-

COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
756 PM AST LUNES 31 DE MAYO DE 2010

EL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN HA EMITIDO UN
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO QUE ESTARA EN
EFECTO HASTA LAS 845 PM AST PARA LOS SIGUIENTES MUNICIPIOS EN
PUERTO RICO...

BAYAMON...COROZAL...NARANJITO...TOA ALTA...VEGA ALTA...DORADO...
VEGA BAJA Y TOA BAJA

A LAS 750 PM AST...EL PUBLICO Y OFICIALES DE MANEJO DE EMERGENCIAS
REPORTARON RELAMPAGOS INTENSOS CON LLUVIA MUY FUERTE A TRAVES DE
ESTOS MUNICIPIOS. ESTAS TRONADAS ESTAN LOCALIZADAS A 2 MILLAS AL
NOROESTE DE RIO LAJAS...O CERCA DE 2 MILLAS AL ESTE DE VEGA
ALTA...MOVIENDOSE AL NORTE A 5 MPH. ADICIONALMENTE...PLUVIOMETROS EN
TOA ALTA CERCA DE LA AUTOPISTA NUMERO 2 INDICAN CANTIDADES DE 2.18
PULGADAS...ASOCIADAS A ESTAS TRONADAS.

RELAMPAGOS INTENSOS HAN SIDO REPORTADOS CON ESTAS TRONADAS. SI ESTA
AFUERA...MANTENGASE LEJOS DE OBJETOS AISLADOS COMO ARBOLES. ENTRE A
UN LUGAR BAJO TECHO SI ES POSIBLE...MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE VENTANAS Y
EVITE USAR EL TELEFONO A MENOS QUE SEA UNA EMERGENCIA. DESCONECTE
ENSERES ELECTRICOS INNECESARIOS ANTES DE QUE LAS TRONADAS LLEGUEN.

ER/DS