Alert archive / Puerto Rico / Flash Flood Watches in 2014
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS JSJ
NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Aug 21, 2014, 8:35 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 22, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2014, 8:35 AM CDT (13:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS JSJ
- Flood severity
- None
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557 WGCA62 TJSJ 211335 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 935 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-211900- /O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.140822T0600Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 935 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE. THEREFORE...A MUCH WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED AS ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. 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
202 WGCA62 TJSJ 211855 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 255 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-220245- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.140822T0600Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 255 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE. THEREFORE...A MUCH WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED AS ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AROUND 20 MPH. * REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CASTRO
418 WGCA62 TJSJ 211859 CCA FFASJU FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 255 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-220245- /O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.140822T0600Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 255 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE LOCAL ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE. THEREFORE...A MUCH WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED AS ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AROUND 20 MPH. * REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CASTRO
863 WGCA62 TJSJ 220243 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1043 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-221200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.140822T0600Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 CITIES 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 1043 PM AST THU AUG 21 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * FROM 2 AM AST FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH. * REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...PERIODIC BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ISLANDS ACCOMPANYING THE TROPICAL WAVE. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ARE LIKELY DURING THIS EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH AT LEAST 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
095 WGCA62 TJSJ 221146 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 746 AM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-221900- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 746 AM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. PERIODIC BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ISLANDS ACCOMPANYING THE TROPICAL WAVE. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ARE LIKELY DURING THIS EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING THROUGH AT LEAST 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
606 WGCA62 TJSJ 221854 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 254 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-230230- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 254 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...VIEQUES AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND * THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. PERIODIC BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ISLANDS ACCOMPANYING THE TROPICAL WAVE. RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ARE LIKELY DURING THIS EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$ CASTRO
540 WGCA62 TJSJ 230238 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1038 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-231200- /O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140823T1200Z/ /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 1038 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * ALL PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES...AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * UNTIL 8 AM AST SATURDAY * ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE NOW LOCATED NORTH OF HISPANOLA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LOCAL REGION OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ISLANDS WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING REMAIN HIGH OVERNIGHT AND 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
674 WGCA62 TJSJ 230759 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 359 AM AST SAT AUG 23 2014 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-232100- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140823T2100Z/ /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 359 AM AST SAT AUG 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * ALL OF PUERTO RICO INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND ALL OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY ON SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL CORDILLERA...THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO AND VIEQUES. SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS AND HAD FLOODING YESTERDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SHOWERS. * SOME SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING COULD OCCUR TODAY WITH AREAS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL CORDILLERA AND EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO HAVING THE GREATEST RISK OF EXPERIENCING 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
613 WGCA62 TJSJ 231818 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 218 PM AST SAT AUG 23 2014 VIZ001-002-231930- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140823T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...ANNA'S RETREAT... CHARLOTTE AMALIE...CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST... CRUZ BAY...CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST... GROVE PLACE 218 PM AST SAT AUG 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DRIER AIR MASS HAS MOVED ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. $$ PRZ001>013-240800- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140824T0800Z/ /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- 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 218 PM AST SAT AUG 23 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM AST... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * ALL PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA...AND VIEQUES. * A MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS AND HAD FLOODING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE MOST INTENSE AND PERSISTENT SHOWERS. * SOME SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING ARE LIKELY WITH AREAS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL CORDILLERA AND EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO HAVING THE GREATEST RISK OF EXPERIENCING 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
135 WGCA62 TJSJ 240731 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 331 AM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 PRZ012-013-240845- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140824T0800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CULEBRA-VIEQUES- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA 331 AM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER CULEBRA AND VIEQUES LATER THIS MORNING. $$ PRZ001>011-241400- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140824T1400Z/ /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 331 AM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. * UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING * SOME SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE EAST. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER AND MORE PERSISTENT SHOWERS WHICH COULD TURN QUICKLY INTO RUNOFF DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
579 WGCA62 TJSJ 241349 FFASJU URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 949 AM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 PRZ001>011-242000- /O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140824T2000Z/ /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 949 AM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * MAINLAND PUERTO RICO. * UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON * LINGERING MOISTURE...COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER PUERTO RICO MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER AND MORE PERSISTENT SHOWERS WHICH COULD TURN QUICKLY INTO RUNOFF DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS PUERTO RICO. 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 AND ROCK SLIDES 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. && $$
254 WGCA62 TJSJ 241900 FFASJU FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 300 PM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 PRZ001>011-242000- /O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-140824T2000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO... COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...LAJAS 300 PM AST SUN AUG 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PUERTO RICO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PUERTO RICO WILL BE CANCELLED AT 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD FLOODING SITUATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...RIVERS ACROSS PUERTO RICO ARE RUNNING AT HIGH LEVELS. THEREFORE...ALLOW TIME FOR STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS TO RETURN TO NORMAL LEVELS. $$
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 21, 5:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 5:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
625 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND LINGER UNTIL SATURDAY...CAUSING THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SQUALLS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR TODAY...BEFORE THE LOW PRESSURE ARRIVES TO THE LOCAL
AREA...PASSING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING WITH CONVECTION
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF PUERTO RICO.
MEANWHILE...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE LOCAL
AREA FROM THE EAST AS THEY START AFFECTING THE USVI IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM JUST EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SHOWED SIGNS OR WAKENING
DURING THE NIGHT BUT NOW ONCE AGAIN SEEMS TO BE GAINING SOME
CONVECTION AND COOLING CLOUD TOPS. THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION IS
MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST ACCORDING AT 10-15 MPH ACCORDING TO
THE NHC. THE LATEST PUBLIC ADVISORY FROM THE NHC GIVES THIS SYSTEM
A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HOWEVER REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...SIGNIFICANT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH FRIDAY LOOKING LIKE THE MOST
ACTIVE DAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A SHARP INCREASE IN AVAILABLE MOISTURE WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES GETTING CLOSE TO 2.5 INCHES AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOWING A DEEP SATURATED PROFILE ON FRIDAY INTO EARLY
SATURDAY ACCORDING TO THE 21/00Z GFS RUN.
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER WILL
BEGIN ON SUNDAY BUT IT IS NOT UNTIL MONDAY THAT WE SEE A MORE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK...MOISTURE WILL
DECREASE AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER MOISTURE RETURNS
ON WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY CAUSING ANOTHER DAY WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOCAL AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT PR AND USVI TERMINALS IN THE
MORNING. AFTER 21/16Z TSRA/SHRA DEVELOPMENT OVER THE
INTERIOR/WESTERN PR MAY RESULT IN BRIEF MVFR CONDS WITH MTN TOP
OBSCURATIONS AT TJMZ AND TJPS. MVFR OR EVEN IFR CONDS
POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AT LEEWARD SITES AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. DETERIORATING CONDS ACROSS USVI AND
PR TERMINALS LATE THIS EVENING AS THE SFC LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
MOVE W-NW. E-NE AT 10-25 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
&&
.MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL GO INTO EFFECT STARTING
TONIGHT. THE ARRIVAL OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DETERIORATE
THE MARINE CONDITIONS AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY. SEAS IMPROVING STARTING ON SUNDAY.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...A MUCH WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
AS AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. BASED ON THE LATEST
HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE
THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
REGARDLESS DEVELOPMENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY ACROSS PUERTO RICO
AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN
AND FLASH FLOODING. AREAS WITH RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. FFA MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 89 78 86 78 / 40 60 90 80
STT 89 79 88 79 / 40 60 90 80
&&
.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...NONE.
VI...NONE.
COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AST SATURDAY
FOR ANEGADA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO NOON AST SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN USVI AND CULEBRA OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN USVI VIEQUES AND EASTERN PUERTO
RICO OUT 10 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR CARIBBEAN WATERS OF PUERTO RICO FROM 10 NM TO 17N.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 6 PM AST SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT AST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR MONA PASSAGE SOUTHWARD TO 17N.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON AST SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN PUERTO RICO OUT 10 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AST
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ATLC WATERS OF PUERTO RICO AND USVI FROM
10NM TO 19.5N.
&&
23/25Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 4:50 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 550 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-221000- 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- 550 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE... ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS DEVELOPMENT... BEGINNING TONIGHT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...REPORTS ABOUT FLOODS AND/OR WIND DAMAGE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-221000- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 550 AM AST THU AUG 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WETTER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. BASED ON THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER GUIDANCE... ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS DEVELOPMENT... BEGINNING TONIGHT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR URBAN AND FLASH FLOODING. HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST LATE SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...REPORTS ABOUT FLOODS AND/OR WIND DAMAGE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 3:56 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | JSJ | 61 hr |
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