Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Jun 5, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT. It took effect at Jun 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2011, 5:00 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.
091 WGCA62 TJSJ 050844 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 444 AM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-052045- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.110605T1600Z-110607T2200Z/ /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 444 AM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM NOON AST TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * THE COMBINATION OF A LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW...AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE LOCAL AREA WITH A PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE WEST CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA...IS KEEPING VERY DEEP MOISTURE OVER PUERTO RICO...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND A TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL HELP TO GENERATE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH THE MOST FLOODING LIKELY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RECENT HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA HAVE LEFT SOILS NEAR SATURATION AND RIVERS AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS TURNING INTO RUNOFF. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED...WHICH COULD ALSO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS AS WELL AS URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
205 WGCA62 TJSJ 052024 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 424 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-060430- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110607T2200Z/ /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 424 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * A SURFACE CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY LOCATED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND SAINT CROIX WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS PRESSURES FALL IN RESPONSE TO STRONG UPPER LEVEL ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF A DEEP TROUGH LOCATED ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. AS THIS OCCURS...VERY DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTHWARD WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHERE FOUR TO SIX INCHES APPEAR LIKELY. IN ADDITION...WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS AND WILL HELP SUSTAIN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ARE LIKELY TO EXCEED 10 INCHES OF RAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AS YOU MOVE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THESE AREAS. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS WITH INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND ROADS NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS. 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. && $$ ROSA
517 WGCA62 TJSJ 060210 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1010 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-061015- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110607T2200Z/ /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 1010 PM AST SUN JUN 5 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A BIG SLUG OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA MONDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF STRONG TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING AND WHERE THE RAINS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * WIDESPREAD FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH EXTENSIVE INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND ROADS. HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FROM HIGH WATER AND DEBRIS IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TYPICALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$ ROSA
094 WGCA62 TJSJ 061009 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 609 AM AST MON JUN 6 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-062215- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110607T2200Z/ /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 609 AM AST MON JUN 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... 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...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 AFTERNOON * LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A BIG SLUG OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF STRONG TOPOGRAPHICAL FORCING AND WHERE THE RAINS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * WIDESPREAD FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH EXTENSIVE INUNDATION OF STRUCTURES AND ROADS. HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUILDINGS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FROM HIGH WATER AND DEBRIS IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY IN AREAS TYPICALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING. 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. && $$
717 WGCA62 TJSJ 061634 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1234 PM AST MON JUN 6 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-070945- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110607T2200Z/ /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 1234 PM AST MON JUN 6 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON * PULSES OF MOISTURE ARE FORMING IN THE CARIBBEAN AND MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME MOST OF THE RAIN HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THE OCEAN AREAS AROUND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES. MODELS ARE STILL BRINGING IN BETTER MOISTURE TONIGHT HOWEVER THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS RAIN IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...AND ALTHOUGH SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING STILL EXISTS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF PUERTO RICO AND AT SOME TIME DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHOWERS MOST AREAS UNDER THE WATCH WILL EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS OR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS...AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A SMALL CHANCE OF ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING HIGHER AMOUNTS. * FLOODING WILL MAINLY OCCUR ON RIVERS...AND WILL BE MINOR FOR THE MOST PART...DUE TO THE RIVERS INABILITY OF HANDLING WIDESPREAD RAINS OVER THEIR BASINS. THE PROBABILITY OF MUDSLIDES IS GREATER SINCE SOILS REMAIN SOGGY AND PRONE TO SLIPPAGE. THE MAIN THRUST OF THE RAIN AND THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SIDE OF PUERTO RICO AND OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. 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 AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS COVERED WITH WATER...AND MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH STEEP CLIFFS ON ONE SIDE DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAIN CAN 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. && $$ SNELL
867 WGCA62 TJSJ 071531 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1131 AM AST TUE JUN 7 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-080400- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T0400Z/ /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 1131 AM AST TUE JUN 7 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS * UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * MOISTURE LADEN SOUTHWEST FLOW IS CONTINUING OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AROUND THE LOW IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR OF PUERTO RICO AND IN THE CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON. * FLOODING WILL MAINLY OCCUR ON RIVERS...AND WILL BE MINOR FOR THE MOST PART...DUE TO THE RIVERS INABILITY OF HANDLING WIDESPREAD RAINS OVER THEIR BASINS. THE PROBABILITY OF MUDSLIDES IS GREATER SINCE SOILS REMAIN SOGGY AND PRONE TO SLIPPAGE. THE MAIN THRUST OF THE RAIN AND THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SIDE OF PUERTO RICO INTERIOR PUERTO RICO AND OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY SAINT CROIX WHERE MANY LOW LYING AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS NOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THESE PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND SAINT CROIX. 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 AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS COVERED WITH WATER...AND MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH STEEP CLIFFS ON ONE SIDE DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAIN CAN 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. && $$ SNELL
175 WGCA62 TJSJ 080143 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 943 PM AST TUE JUN 7 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-080945- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/ /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 943 PM AST TUE JUN 7 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RECENT TRENDS IN RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY HAVE INDICATED AN UPSWING IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS CENTRAL PUERTO RICO AND THE MONA PASSAGE THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL CONTINUE TO RIDE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT APPEARS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THAT COULD CAUSE HEAVY RAINS. GIVEN CURRENT HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS PUERTO RICO FLOODING THREAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OVER. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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 AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS COVERED WITH WATER...AND MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH STEEP CLIFFS ON ONE SIDE DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAIN CAN 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. && $$ ROSA
034 WGCA62 TJSJ 080943 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 543 AM AST WED JUN 8 2011 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-082200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/ /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 543 AM AST WED JUN 8 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA...AND FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON * RECENT TRENDS IN RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY HAVE CONTINUED TO INDICATE AN OVERALL INCREASE IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL CONTINUE TO RIDE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS AND WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND LOCAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS TODAY. GIVEN THE CURRENT HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...NEW FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THIS REASON...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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 AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS COVERED WITH WATER...AND MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH STEEP CLIFFS ON ONE SIDE DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS 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
722 WGCA62 TJSJ 081934 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 334 PM AST WED JUN 8 2011 PRZ003-004-006-007-009>013-VIZ001-002-082045- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...GUAYAMA...ARROYO... YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO... VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...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 334 PM AST WED JUN 8 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONCENTRATE MAINLY ON THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON AND ANY SHOWERS IN THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE ISOLATED IN NATURE. $$ PRZ001-002-005-008-082200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO... AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS 334 PM AST WED JUN 8 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND SAN JUAN AND VICINITY. * UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS EVENING * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ON THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO AND MOVE GENERALLY EAST BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO IN AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. THIS MAY CAUSE NEW RISES ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS COVERED WITH WATER...AND MOUNTAIN ROADS WITH STEEP CLIFFS ON ONE SIDE DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY RAINS. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. && $$ ROSA
829 WGCA62 TJSJ 082156 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 556 PM AST WED JUN 8 2011 PRZ001-002-005-008-082300- /O.EXP.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-110608T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO... AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS 556 PM AST WED JUN 8 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST THIS EVENING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AND NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM AST. $$ ROSA
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 Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1045 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011 .DISCUSSION...VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PREVAILED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS STRONG CONVECTION FIRED UP ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF PUERTO RICO. HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS PER DOPPLER ESTIMATES RANGED FROM 4-6 INCHES OVER THE AREA BETWEEN CAMUY HATILLO ARECIBO AND UTUADO...AND COROZAL-NARANJITO...AND RIO GRANDE. SEVERAL RIVERS OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS WITH LANDSLIDES WERE REPORTED OVER THE INTERIOR. BY EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL PERSISTING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BUT WEAKENING. ACTIVITY SHOULD LINGER A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE IT DISSIPATES. AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE ACTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH URBAN AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OVER AREAS OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. MODELS STILL CLINGE TO AN ADDITIONAL INFLUX OF MOISTURE TO IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND PREVAILING THROUGH TUESDAY. GIVEN THE SOIL SATURATION ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLAND...MORE GENERAL FLASH FLOODS ARE VERY POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR PR AND USVI. && .AVIATION...LINGERING LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION AS WELL AS MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO UNTIL 06Z. VCNTY TJSJ TIST/TISX ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SHRA EXPECTED UNTIL MID MORNING. AFTER 15Z MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER INLAND PR AND VCNTY USVI. CONDITIONS SPREADING VCNTY TNCM/TKPK AFTER 05/22Z. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 312 PM AST SAT JUN 4 2011/ SYNOPSIS...UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN CONTINUES TO PROMOTE A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES. A LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE NW ATLANTIC WILL DIG INTO THE SW NORTH ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AFTER SUNDAY EVENING...A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THIS BROAD LOW WILL RESULT IN A VERY WET PATTERN ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. DISCUSSION...BROAD ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CARIBBEAN BASIN CONTINUES TO BRING A DENSE MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AS WELL AS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN ISLANDS. THIS FEATURE PROVIDES A DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT ENHANCING THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION. SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER WERE OBSERVED LATE THIS MORNING OVER PUERTO RICO ALLOWING THE DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL. AS A RESULT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS... WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS OBSERVED OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE TOO MUCH AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN THE AFTERNOON. SATELLITE DERIVED TPW AND GPS MET DATA INDICATED A BROAD AREA OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WITH VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 2.25 TO 2.5 INCHES EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EASTWARD TO NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL ATLANTIC. THIS PRECITABLE WATER (PW) VALUES ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE 25-50 PERCENT ABOVE NORMAL. THIS HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND A LONG FETCH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL ENHANCE THE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALL THESE INGREDIENTS COMBINED WILL RESULT IN PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND ORGANIZED CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY EVENING TO AT LEAST TUESDAY. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BECOME MORE ACTIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHEN THE MODELS FORECAST A TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE BROAD LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH COULD BE ISSUED IN LATER FORECAST IF THIS SCENARIO HOLDS. AVIATION...LOCAL MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AS WELL AS MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING TJBQ/TJMZ AND POSSIBLY TJSJ IN SHRA AND TSRA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM THE SFC TO 15 KFT. MARINE...MARINERS CAN EXPECTED SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ACROSS THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS AND WINDS OF 16 KNOTS OR LESS. HOWEVER...ROUGH SEAS AND HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HYDROLOGY...SOILS ACROSS PUERTO RICO...BUT MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF...ARE VERY SATURATED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ONLY WILL AGGRAVATED THE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN...AND RIVERS WILL REACT QUICKLY TO NEW RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED FOR LATEST ADVISORIES...WATCHES...OR WARNINGS WHICH CAN BE ISSUE DURING THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND...AS THIS SITUATION DEVELOPS DURING THE NEXT DAYS. REFER TO ESFSJU (HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK) PRODUCT FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE RISK FOR SIGNIFCANT FLOODING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 75 82 74 85 / 70 70 60 70 STT 75 84 74 86 / 50 50 50 80 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...NONE. VI...NONE. && 72/37
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 4:07 AM CDT, 23 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 507 AM AST SAT JUN 4 2011 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-050915- 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- 507 AM AST SAT JUN 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND LOCAL EFFECTS... WHICH WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON CONVECTION OVER PUERTO RICO. DUE TO FAIRLY SATURATED SOILS... PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...THIS WILL RESULT IN URBAN FLOODING...RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND MAY TRIGGER MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AS WELL AS POSSIBLE RIVER FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EASTWARD NORTH OF PUERTO RICO OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS WEATHER FEATURE WILL DRAG A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND HELP SUSTAIN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SUNDAY TO TUESDAY TIME FRAME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER RIVERS APPEARS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-050915- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 507 AM AST SAT JUN 4 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS AN AREA OF CONVECTIVE WEATHER APPROACHES THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING ACROSS THE ISLANDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EASTWARD NORTH OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS FEATURE WILL DRAG A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY ACROSS REGION AND HELP SUSTAIN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SUNDAY TO TUESDAY TIME FRAME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LARGER RIVERS APPEARS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 3 hr | |
| Jun 4, 8:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 6 hr | |
| Jun 5, 8:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JSJ | 4 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JSJ | 6 hr |
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