Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Watches in 2012
Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Aug 22, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 22, 2012, 5:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 58 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT (14:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2012, 5:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2012, 2:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
314 WGCA62 TJSJ 221400 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1000 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-230200- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.120822T2200Z-120825T1200Z/ /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 1000 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * FROM 6 PM AST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOCAL ISLANDS AS SOON AS THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING ACROSS PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. GIVEN THE FORECAST TRACK...DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE FEW DAYS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD THEREFORE EXPECT AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING 3 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 INCHES...OR MORE...OF ACCUMULATIVE RAINFALL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ALREADY SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF RAPID RIVER RISES AND FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING...ALONG WITH MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$ MARTINEZ/SNELL
7 follow-up statements
544 WGCA62 TJSJ 230156 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 956 PM AST WED AUG 22 2012 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-231000- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /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 956 PM AST WED AUG 22 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... 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 SATURDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE FORECAST TRACK...DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE FEW DAYS. * RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD THEREFORE EXPECT AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING 3 INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 INCHES...OR MORE... OF ACCUMULATIVE RAINFALL THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ALREADY SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS AND PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF RAPID RIVER RISES AND FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING...ALONG WITH MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$
163 WGCA62 TJSJ 230943 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 543 AM AST THU AUG 23 2012 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-232145- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /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 THU AUG 23 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PUERTO RICO WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN ARE LIKELY. THESE AMOUNTS OF RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESSER RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$
902 WGCA62 TJSJ 231811 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 211 PM AST THU AUG 23 2012 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-240615- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /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 211 PM AST THU AUG 23 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * RAIN BANDS WITH EMBEDDED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS EVENING. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES. MUDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. GIVEN THE FORECAST TRACK...DEEP MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIFTED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$ MARTINEZ/SNELL
671 WGCA62 TJSJ 240625 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 225 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 PRZ001-002-004-005-008-012-013-VIZ001-002-240730- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL- NORTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS- ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA... DORADO...AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...CULEBRA... ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 225 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FLOODING RAINS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. $$ PRZ003-006-007-009>011-241830- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHEAST-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...GUAYAMA...ARROYO... YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA... JAYUYA...PONCE...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS... HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 225 AM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...PONCE AND VICINITY... SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * FEEDER BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO AND ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE STILL EXPECTED WHICH COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS. THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS OVER SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO MAINLY AFTER DAYBREAK TODAY. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$
319 WGCA62 TJSJ 241833 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 233 PM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 PRZ001-002-004-005-008-250645- /O.EXA.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL- NORTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA... DORADO...AGUADILLA...ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS 233 PM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...EASTERN INTERIOR...NORTH CENTRAL... NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND SAN JUAN AND VICINITY. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * FEEDER BANDS AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. ALSO...MANY RIVERS AND STREAM OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO REMAINS AT OR BELOW FLOOD STAGE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL. THEREFORE..THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$ PRZ003-006-007-009>011-250645- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SOUTHEAST-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR- MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...GUAYAMA...ARROYO... YABUCOA...SALINAS...COCO...COAMO...COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA... JAYUYA...PONCE...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS... HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 233 PM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... CENTRAL INTERIOR...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY...PONCE AND VICINITY... SOUTHEAST...SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN INTERIOR. * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * FEEDER BANDS AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING. ALSO...MANY RIVERS AND STREAM OVER THE THESE AREAS OF PUERTO RICO REMAINS AT OR BELOW FLOOD STAGE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING, 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$
919 WGCA62 TJSJ 250125 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 925 PM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 PRZ001>011-250800- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /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 925 PM AST FRI AUG 24 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY... 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 8 AM AST SATURDAY * LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE OVER THE MONA PASSAGE THIS EVENING. WHILE DEEP MOISTURE IS STILL PRESENT OVER THE AREA...BEST INFLOW AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ARE BEING FOCUSED INTO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WHILE THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH LIFT TO SUSTAIN THIS ACTIVITY ALL NIGHT IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINS WILL REMAIN JUST OFFSHORE THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF PR. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL STILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OVERNIGHT WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH FLOODING RISK HAS DIMINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY...FLOOD WATCH WILL BE KEPT AS LITTLE RAIN WOULD BE NEEDED TO CAUSE NEW FLOODING DUE TO THE WET SOILS AND RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. 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. THIS AND OTHER HAZARDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS WATCH. 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. && $$
162 WGCA62 TJSJ 250754 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 354 AM AST SAT AUG 25 2012 PRZ001>011-250900- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-120825T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO... COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 354 AM AST SAT AUG 25 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF PUERTO RICO TODAY...THE IMMEDIATE THREAT OF ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 22, 4:34 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:34 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
534 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE
IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. AT 5 AM AST...THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 57.3 WEST AND WAS MOVING WEST AT NEAR 18 MPH. BASED ON
THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST...ISAAC IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS ON THURSDAY...SPREADING
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS...WITH STRONG
WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
&&
.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY AND INFORMATION FROM NHC
INDICATE THAT TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAS BEGUN TO INTENSIFY. THE
LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE AND
STILL BRINGS THE CENTER OF A STEADILY INTENSIFYING STORM ABOUT 60
MILES SOUTH OF ST CROIX AROUND 11 AM AST THURSDAY AND THEN ABOUT
60 MILES SOUTH OF PONCE AROUND 8 PM AST THURSDAY. THESE NUMBERS
MAY FLUCTUATE A BIT AND ONE SHOULD NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT TRACK...
BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE LIKELY THAT THE LOCAL ISLANDS
WILL RECEIVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM...WITH
STRONG WINDS...HEAVY TO LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. CURRENT TOTAL RAINFALL
ESTIMATES ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS MORNING.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...PLEASE SEE BELOW.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...BUILDING SEAS AND AN EXPECTED
STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET...WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS SURF
CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING COASTAL
LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING. COASTAL
FLOOD WATCHES AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL ALSO LIKELY BE NEEDED
FOR MANY AREAS LATER THIS MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY
ACROSS THE LOCAL FLYING AREA. AS A RESULT PERIODS OF MVFR
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
ALL TAF SITES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AFTER 12Z ACROSS TKPK AND TNCM...AFTER 16Z
ACROSS TISX AND TIST AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO FLYING AREA AFTER 18Z
WITH PERIODS OF MVFR OR IFR. BANDS OF TORRENTIAL RAINS...GUSTY
WINDS WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED TROPICAL STORM...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL
FLYING AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.MARINE...MARINE CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SEAS WILL BUILD TO
BETWEEN 12 AND 18 FEET LATE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MARINERS
SHOULD SEEK FURTHER DETAILS IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BUT SEAS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FROM THE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 89 78 86 78 / 50 90 90 80
STT 89 80 85 78 / 70 90 100 90
&&
.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...HURRICANE WATCH FOR CENTRAL INTERIOR-CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-
PONCE AND VICINITY-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-
SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-WESTERN INTERIOR.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL INTERIOR-CULEBRA-EASTERN
INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-
NORTHWEST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-
SOUTHEAST-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-WESTERN INTERIOR.
VI...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ST CROIX-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT
ISLANDS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ST CROIX-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT
ISLANDS.
COASTAL WATERS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH
FOR ALL OF THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS.
&&
BCS/FCHazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 6:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 704 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-231115- 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- 704 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAINLY TONIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME. STRONG GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THESE RAINBANDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SHOWER ACTIVITY...SQUALLY WEATHER...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. FLASH FLOODING WITH MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. ANOTHER TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AS HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT REMAINS OVER THE AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...AND CULEBRA. HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...AND CULEBRA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINDS AND FLOOD REPORTS WILL BE REALLY APPRECIATED. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-231115- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 704 AM AST WED AUG 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY FROM TIME TO TIME. STRONG GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THESE RAINBANDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SHOWER ACTIVITY...SQUALLY WEATHER...AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. FLASH FLOODING WITH MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. ANOTHER TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AS HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT REMAINS OVER THE AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. ALSO...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINDS AND FLOOD REPORTS WILL BE REALLY APPRECIATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 11:14 PM CDT | Hurricane Watch | JSJ | 24 hr | |
| Aug 21, 11:14 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | JSJ | 53 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.