Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 10, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Aug 20, 2011, 2:28 PM CDT. It took effect at Aug 21, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2011, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2011, 2:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 WGCA62 TJSJ 201928 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 328 PM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-210730- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.110821T1200Z-110822T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 328 PM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION * A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE WAS LOCATED AT AROUND 650 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO VIRGIN ISLANDS AREA THIS AFTERNOON... AND WAS MOVING WESTWARD TO WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED TO THIS LARGE WAVE WILL GENERATE HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS WAVE PASSAGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN ISOLATED AREAS. 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
860 WGCA62 TJSJ 210730 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 330 AM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-212200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.110821T1200Z-110822T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 330 AM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM AST THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM 8 AM AST THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TROPICAL STORM IRENE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY... GENERATING PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS...RIVERS AND GUTS AND COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED 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. PLEASE 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. && $$ BCS
499 WGCA62 TJSJ 212153 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 553 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-222100- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110822T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 553 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TROPICAL STORM IRENE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND PASS OVER THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY... GENERATING PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND GUTS AND COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
462 WGCA62 TJSJ 212202 CCA FFASJU FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 557 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-222100- /O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110822T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 557 PM AST SUN AUG 21 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON * TROPICAL STORM IRENE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY AND PASS OVER THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY... GENERATING PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN FAVORED AREAS. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND GUTS AND COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
273 WGCA62 TJSJ 220906 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 506 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-222100- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110822T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 506 AM AST MON AUG 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * RAINBANDS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND GUTS AND COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ANTICIPATED 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
762 WGCA62 TJSJ 221844 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 244 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-230645- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110823T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 244 PM AST MON AUG 22 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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 INTERIOR...CULEBRA... EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...NORTH CENTRAL... NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST...VIEQUES AND WESTERN INTERIOR. IN VIRGIN ISLANDS...ST CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINBANDS FROM THE TAIL OF HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING PRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED RISES OF LOCAL RIVERS...STREAMS...AND GUTS WHICH WILL FURTHER WORSEN AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. WITH THE SUPER SATURATED SOLIS...MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS REMAINS A CONCERN 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
618 WGCA62 TJSJ 230635 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 235 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-230745- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110823T1300Z/ /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...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 235 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PRZ001>011-231300- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110823T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 235 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY... NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR. * UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED FROM HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF PUERTO RICO. THIS COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN STREAMS AND RIVERS ACROSS THESE AREAS. 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
363 WGCA62 TJSJ 231253 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 853 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 PRZ001>011-232200- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110824T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 853 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY... NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE RAINFALL IS DECREASING IN COVERAGE...HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALL BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO. WITH MANY MAJOR RIVERS ALREADY IN FLOOD...RESERVOIR GATES OPEN DUE TO HIGH RIVER FLOWS...AND SUPER SATURATED SOILS...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED AND MORE SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ALSO REMAIN A SERIOUS CONCERN. 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
595 WGCA62 TJSJ 232158 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 558 PM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 PRZ001>011-240900- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110824T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 558 PM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE RAINFALL IS DECREASING IN COVERAGE...HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALL BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO. WITH MANY MAJOR RIVERS ALREADY IN FLOOD...RESERVOIR GATES OPEN DUE TO HIGH RIVER FLOWS...AND SUPER SATURATED SOILS... THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED AND MORE SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION. LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ALSO REMAIN A SERIOUS CONCERN. 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. PLEASE 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. && $$
179 WGCA62 TJSJ 240024 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 824 PM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 PRZ001>011-241400- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110824T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 824 PM AST TUE AUG 23 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL INTERIOR...EASTERN INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY... NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST...PONCE AND VICINITY...SAN JUAN AND VICINITY...SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW EXCESSIVE MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE AREA AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER PUERTO RICO WITH SMALL STREAM AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING IS HIGH. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. * SOME RIVERS IN FLOOD WILL NOT LIKELY RECEDE BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL ALSO INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF MUDSLIDES AND RE-FLOODING OF MANY STREAMS AND RIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTION OF PUERTO RICO EXCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...AND REVIEW ESCAPE ROUTES...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. PLEASE 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. && $$ SNELL
112 WGCA62 TJSJ 240818 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 418 AM AST WED AUG 24 2011 PRZ001>011-242030- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110824T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 418 AM AST WED AUG 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY KEEPING THE LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME OF WHICH COULD CONTAIN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. MOST RIVERS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO REMAIN HIGH WITH SOILS SATURATED. ONLY LITTLE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...AND REVIEW ESCAPE ROUTES...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. PLEASE 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. && $$
080 WGCA62 TJSJ 241926 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 326 PM AST WED AUG 24 2011 PRZ001>011-242030- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0010.000000T0000Z-110824T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- 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...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 326 PM AST WED AUG 24 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN CANCELED. ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS...SOME WHICH MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...ARE EXPECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE RISK OF SUBSIDING SOILS WILL STILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO AND MUDSLIDES CAN LET LOOSE SUDDENLY...BUT RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL AND ALL RIVERS GAGES ARE REPORTING STAGES BELOW FLOOD. $$ 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 Aug 20, 10:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 10:04 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1104 AM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 .UPDATE...THE NWS DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WASTERS LATE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WAS DETECTED OVER LAND AREAS SO FAR THIS MORNING. FOR THIS AFTERNOON THE LIMITED AVAILABLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS TO INDUCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BUT MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN AND INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR OUR FA IS THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS MORNING. SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...80 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IRRESPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCAL ISLANDS WILL RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN WINDS...SEAS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE "POTENTIAL" FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THESE...POSSIBLY INCLUDING FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING AND DOWNED TREES. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ISOLD SHWRS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF PR DURING AFTERNOON HOURS. MVFR CONDS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND TJMZ BTWN 20/18-20Z. THE WINDS OVER LAND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH AROUND 20/12Z BEFORE BECOMING MAINLY EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT FOR LOCAL SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 629 AM AST SAT AUG 20 2011/ SYNOPSIS...THE TUTT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT WEST NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE...LOCATED ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES EARLY THIS MORNING...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND HAS A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUNDAY...THEN TRACK NEAR THE LOCAL AREA LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE LOCAL ISLANDS. DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH A GENERALLY FAIR AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF LEFTOVER MOISTURE...LOCAL EFFECTS AND THE PROXIMITY OF THE RECEDING TUTT...SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME CLOUDINESS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN INTERIOR AND WEST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON. THEREAFTER...LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE DICTATED BY THE APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE (DISTURBANCE). THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND NHC HAS GIVEN IT A HIGH CHANCE OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST AND PASS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...ITS EXACT TRACK...HOW SOON IT DEVELOPS OR NOT...AND EXACTLY WHAT THIS SYSTEM IS CLASSIFIED AS WHEN IT PASSES BY... REMAIN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IRRESPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCAL ISLANDS WILL RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN WINDS...SEAS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE "POTENTIAL" FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THESE...POSSIBLY INCLUDING FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING AND DOWNED TREES. THEREFORE...ALL LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AVIATION...VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ISOLD SHWRS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS OVER THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF PR DURING AFTERNOON HOURS. MVFR CONDS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND TJMZ BTWN 20/18-20Z. THE WINDS OVER LAND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH AROUND 20/12Z BEFORE BECOMING MAINLY EAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT FOR LOCAL SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS. MARINE...EXPECT WINDS OF 17 KNOTS OR LESS AND SEAS OF 6 FEET OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS LATER SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE MOVES WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 89 80 89 79 / 20 70 70 70 STT 90 81 89 80 / 40 70 90 90 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...NONE. VI...NONE. && 72/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 2:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 328 PM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-211930- 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- 328 PM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND APPROACH THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN ON SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT FEW OF DAYS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-211930- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 328 PM AST SAT AUG 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS FORECAST TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND APPROACH THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN ON SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD FORM OVER THE NEXT FEW OF DAYS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 2 hr | |
| Aug 20, 3:37 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 10 hr | |
| Aug 20, 6:45 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | JSJ | 51 hr |
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Sources
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