Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Wind Advisories in 2012

Wind Advisory 1, NWS JSJ

January 17, 2012

NWS JSJ issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 8:37 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2012, 8:37 PM CST (02:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 18, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The text

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

083 
WWCA72 TJSJ 180237
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1037 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

PRZ002>004-006-007-009-181200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.WI.Y.0001.120118T0300Z-120118T1200Z/
NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
1037 PM AST TUE JAN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND RESULTANT TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOW LOCATED ACROSS THE
LOCAL ISLANDS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOMORROW
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS PASSES.

&&

$$

10/23
1 follow-up statement
880 
WWCA72 TJSJ 181155
NPWSJU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
755 AM AST WED JAN 18 2012

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...

PRZ002>004-006-007-009-181300-
/O.EXP.TJSJ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/
NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-
PONCE AND VICINITY-WESTERN INTERIOR-
755 AM AST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM AST THIS MORNING...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Puerto Rico, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

Sources

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