Alert archive / U.S. Virgin Islands / Flash Flood Watches in 2016

Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS JSJ

August 5, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood watch at Aug 5, 2016, 8:53 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 5, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2016, 8:53 AM CDT (13:53 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 5, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 6, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS JSJ
Flood severity
None

The text

As transmitted.

252 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051353
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
953 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY...

PRZ001>011-013-VIZ001-002-060800-
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/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-VIEQUES-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
953 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
  ISLANDS.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE
  WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT
  INTO SUNDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND
  ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW
  ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO BE EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY.
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
RAM/JJA/AC/ICP
7 follow-up statements
544 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051518 AAA
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1118 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY...

PRZ012-060800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CULEBRA
1118 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...CULEBRA. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO 
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL 
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL 
  WAVE WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE 
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE 
  CONVERGENCE AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 
  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT 
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO 
  SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL 
  AID IN ENHANCING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS 
  OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR 
  APPEARS TO BE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
1118 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...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.. AND 
  ADJACENT ISLANDS. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO 
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL 
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL 
  WAVE WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE 
  TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE 
  CONVERGENCE AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND 
  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT 
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO 
  SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL 
  AID IN ENHANCING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS 
  OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR 
  APPEARS TO BE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
233 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051546 CCA  
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1146 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY...

PRZ012-060400-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.160806T0400Z-160807T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CULEBRA
1146 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...CULEBRA. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE
  WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
  AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW
  ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO BE EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-VIEQUES-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
1146 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...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.. AND 
  ADJACENT ISLANDS. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE
  WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
  AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW
  ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO BE EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
497 
WGCA62 TJSJ 051916 CCB 
FFASJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
316 PM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY...

PRZ012-060800-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.160806T0400Z-160807T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CULEBRA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CULEBRA
316 PM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF PUERTO RICO... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...CULEBRA. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE
  WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
  AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW
  ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO BE EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

PRZ001>011-013-VIZ001-002-060800-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.160806T0400Z-160807T1000Z/
/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-VIEQUES-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
316 PM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN PUERTO RICO...CENTRAL INTERIOR...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.. AND 
  ADJACENT ISLANDS. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* A TROPICAL WAVE NOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
  BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE ISLANDS TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR URBAN AND SMALL
  STREAM FLOODING IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER A STRONGER TROPICAL WAVE
  WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW AND MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WAVE WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONVERGENCE
  AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
  DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE REGION STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW
  ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO BE EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STORM THUNDERSTORM IS HIGH 
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ON SATURDAY. 
  RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED 
  FLASH FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP 
  TERRAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE 
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
501 
WGCA62 TJSJ 060851
FFASJU

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
451 AM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-062000-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160807T1000Z/
/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.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...CULEBRA...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
451 AM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* FOR ALL PUERTO RICO INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA AND ALL U.S.
  VIRGIN ISLANDS.
 
* THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING

* A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ISLANDS
  TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH
  THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL
  AREA THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO
  SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL
  AID IN ENHANCING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF
  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOST ACTIVE PERIOD SO FAR APPEARS TO
  BE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING RAINS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS HIGH
  FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. RAINFALL TOTALS
  BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
  WITH THIS STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED FLASH
  FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN
  WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
139 
WGCA62 TJSJ 061749
FFASJU

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
149 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND PARTS
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT...

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-070200-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160807T1000Z/
/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.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...CULEBRA...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
149 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THE TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
  ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO
  NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS WAVE WILL
  AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND
  FLOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED FLASH
  FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN
  WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
184 
WGCA62 TJSJ 061756 CCA
FFASJU

FLASH FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
156 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...TROPICAL WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND PARTS
OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT...

PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-070200-
/O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160807T1000Z/
/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.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...CULEBRA...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
156 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THE TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
  ACROSS THE ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO
  NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS WAVE WILL
  AFFECT THE LOCAL AREA. THE PERSISTENT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND
  FLOW ALONG WITH LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL AID IN ENHANCING
  CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THUS LEADING TO AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. LOCALIZED FLASH
  FLOODING...LANDSLIDES AND ROCKFALL IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN
  WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DUE TO SATURATED SOIL AND THE PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
378 
WGCA62 TJSJ 070000
FFASJU

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
800 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...THE TREAT OF FLOODING RAINS HAS DIMINISHED AS THE TROPICAL
WAVE MOVES FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION AND DRIER AIR MOVES OVER
THE LOCAL ISLANDS THIS EVENING...


PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-070100-
/O.CAN.TJSJ.FF.A.0003.000000T0000Z-160807T1000Z/
/00000.0.UU.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.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN JUAN...CAROLINA...FAJARDO...
HUMACAO...RIO GRANDE...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA...SALINAS...
COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...MANATI...DORADO...COAMO...
COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA...
ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...SAN SEBASTIAN...UTUADO...
SABANA GRANDE...LARES...ADJUNTAS...MAYAGUEZ...HORMIGUEROS...
MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO...GUANICA...LAJAS...CULEBRA...
ESPERANZA...ANNA'S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY...
CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...
GROVE PLACE
800 PM AST SAT AUG 6 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT AFFECTED THE LOCAL ISLANDS SATURDAY HAS
MOVED AWAY INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. THE POTENTIAL OF FLOODING
RAINS HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF DRIER AND MORE
STABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN FROM THE EAST.
ALTHOUGH...SOME SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...NO SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. THUS...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS
ENDED FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

JFR/RG

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 5, 4:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 4:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Juan PR
543 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical wave will move across the area today. Another
tropical wave will affect the region Saturday. Saharan air layer
will encompass the region Sunday into Monday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...An area of scattered to numerous showers developed
this morning across the coastal waters...south of Saint Croix.
These area of showers and thunderstorms were increasing in
coverage. This activity is associated with a Tropical wave which
will continue to move west and will affect the local area today.
Therefore...showers with thunderstorms will spread across the
region this morning across the eastern half of Puerto Rico and
then across the western part of Puerto Rico during the afternoon
hours.

For tonight...a slight decrease in shower activity is
expected...as the wave move away from the area. However...another
fast moving tropical wave will affect the local area late tonight
into Saturday morning. Saturdays wave looks more active than
todays wave...with deep tropical moisture expected to affect the
region. This deep moisture will enhance the shower and
thunderstorm activity across the region. After the passage of
Saturday's wave...a very dry airmass is expected to move across
the region...with Saharan dust affecting the region. In
summary...a wet pattern is expected for today and Saturday..with
drier conditions on Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...A tropical wave will move across the region producing
periods of SHRA and TSRA across the flying area. Mtn obscuration is
likely across higher elevations. Periods of VCSH/VCTS expected for
USVI and E PR. SHRA/TSRA with possible MVFR cond expected across the
interior and W PR from 16Z-22Z affecting TJMZ/TJBQ. Low level winds
from the east at 10-20 kts with higher gusts especially near
SHRA/TSRA.

&&

.MARINE...Seas up to 6 feet and winds up to 20 knots are expected
Small Craft should exercise caution across most local waters.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  88  79  89  79 /  50  50  50  30
STT  90  79  88  81 /  40  60  60  50

&&

.SJU Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PR...None.
VI...None.
AM...None.
&&

05/71
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 5:40 AM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PERSPECTIVAS SOBRE CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
549 AM AST VIERNES 5 DE AGOSTO DE 2016

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-061000-
SAN JUAN Y VECINDAD-NORESTE-SURESTE-INTERIOR ESTE-
CENTRAL NORTE-INTERIOR CENTRAL-PONCE Y VECINDAD-NOROESTE-
INTERIOR OESTE-MAYAGUEZ Y VECINDAD-SUROESTE-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
AGUAS COSTERAS Y MAR AFUERA DEL ATLANTICO Y DEL CARIBE-
549 AM AST VIERNES 5 DE AGOSTO DE 2016

ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES
PARA PUERTO RICO Y LAS AGUAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES DEL ATLANTICO.

.DIA UNO...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE

.TRONADAS...A MEDIDA QUE SE MUEVA UNA ONDA TROPICAL A TRAVES DE LA
REGION, EXISTE UNA PROBABILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIAS FUERTES Y
VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS BREVES HOY A TRAVES DE PORCIONES DE PUERTO RICO,
ESPECIALMENTE SONRE EL OESTE DE PUERTO RICO EN LA TARDE.

.INUNDACIONES...LLUVIAS FUERTES PODRIAN RESULTAR EN INUNDACIONES
URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS PEQUENOS.

.VIENTOS...VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS EN EXCESO DE 17 NUDOS SE ESPERAN A
TRAVES DE PORCIONES DE LAS AGUAS LOCALES.

.OLAS/OLEAJE...OLEAJE PICADO/PELIGROSO DE HASTA 6 PIES SE ESPERAN A
TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS LOCALES, EXCEPTO A TRAVES DE LAS
AGUAS DEL OESTE DE PUERTO RICO.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS PARA LAS COSTAS NORTE, ESTE Y SUR DE PUERTO RICO, CULEBRA
Y VIEQUES.

.DIAS DOS HASTA SIETE...VIERNES A MIERCOLES

EXISTE UN AUMENTO EN EL RIESGO DE TRONADAS Y VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS CON
INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS EL SABADO A MEDIDA QUE OTRA
ONDA TROPICAL SE PRONOSTICA AFECTE EL AREA LOCAL. CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS CONTINUARAN A LO LARGO DE LAS COSTAS NORTE, ESTE Y SUR DE
PUERTO RICO ASI COMO VIEQUES Y CULEBRA. LOS VIENTOS A LO LARGO DE
PORCIONES DE LAS AGUAS LLEGARAN ALREDEDOR DE 17 A 20 NUDOS DURANTE
LAS HORAS DE LA TARDE.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

NO SE ANTICIPA ACTIVACION AMPLIA DE OBSERVADORES...SIN EMBARGO...SE
LES EXHORTA A LOS OBSERVADORES INDIVIDUALES A REPORTAR INUNDACIONES,
TROMBAS MARINAS Y CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE
METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-061000-
SAN TOMAS SAN JOHN E ISLAS ADYACENTES-
SANTA CRUZ-AGUAS CERCA DE LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO Y AGUAS COSTERAS
ADYACENTES DEL CARIBE-
549 AM AST VIERNES 5 DE AGOSTO DE 2016

ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES
PARA LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS Y LAS AGUAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES.

.DIA UNO...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE

.TRONADAS...A MEDIDA QUE SE MUEVA UNA ONDA TROPICAL A TRAVES DE LA
REGION, EXISTE UNA PROBABILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIAS FUERTES Y
VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS BREVES HOY A TRAVES DE PORCIONES DE LAS ISLAS
VIRGENES AMERICANAS.

.VIENTOS...VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS EN EXCESO DE 17 NUDOS SE ESPERAN A
TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS DEL CARIBE Y EL PASAJE DE ANEGADA.

.OLAS/OLEAJE...OLEAJE PICADO/PELIGROSO DE HASTA 6 PIES SE ESPERAN A
TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS LOCALES.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS ALREDEDOR DE SANTA CRUZ, SAN THOMAS Y SAN JOHN.

.DIAS DOS A SIETE...VIERNES A MIERCOLES

EXISTE UN AUMENTO EN EL RIESGO DE TRONADAS Y VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS CON
INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE CUNETAS EL SABADO A MEDIDA QUE OTRA ONDA
TROPICAL SE PRONOSTICA AFECTE LAS ISLAS. CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS
CONTINUARAN A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS DURANTE LOS
PROXIMOS DIAS. LOS VIENTOS A LO LARGO DE PORCIONES DE LAS AGUAS
LOCALES LLEGARAN ALREDEDOR DE 17 A 20 NUDOS.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

NO SE ANTICIPA ACTIVACION AMPLIA DE OBSERVADORES...SIN EMBARGO...SE
LES EXHORTA A LOS OBSERVADORES INDIVIDUALES A REPORTAR CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
701 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

PRZ002>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-051215-
NORTHEAST-CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-SOUTHEAST-VIEQUES-ST
CROIX-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
701 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...POTENTIALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED JUST OFF THE EAST COAST
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS...

AT 643 AM AST...SATELLITE IMAGERY DETECTED POTENTIALLY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS JUST OFF THE EAST
COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS MOVING QUICKLY
WESTWARD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. URBAN AND GUT FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH THESE PASSING STORMS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS
STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA AS WELL AS...
FAJARDO...LUQUILLO...PATILLAS...HUMACAO...YABUCOA...CULEBRA...
NAGUABO...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...ST JOHN...CEIBA...MAUNABO...
LAS PIEDRAS...ARROYO...VIEQUES...EMAJAGUA...AGUAS CLARAS...
LA FERMINA...MARTORELL...PLAYITA AND PLAYA FORTUNA.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

LAT...LON 1768 6490 1769 6489 1810 6540 1809 6557
      1824 6563 1801 6583 1797 6608 1840 6577
      1838 6506 1838 6562 1829 6564 1826 6563
      1823 6559 1835 6534 1836 6474 1837 6475
      1833 6465 1822 6558 1817 6541 1775 6459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 240DEG 0KT 1828 6534

RAM/JJA
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
701 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

PRZ002>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-051215-
NORTHEAST-CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-SOUTHEAST-VIEQUES-ST
CROIX-ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
701 AM AST FRI AUG 5 2016

...POTENTIALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED JUST OFF THE EAST COAST
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS...

AT 643 AM AST...SATELLITE IMAGERY DETECTED POTENTIALLY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS JUST OFF THE EAST
COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS MOVING QUICKLY
WESTWARD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO AROUND 30 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. URBAN AND GUT FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH THESE PASSING STORMS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS
STORMS...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA AS WELL AS...
FAJARDO...LUQUILLO...PATILLAS...HUMACAO...YABUCOA...CULEBRA...
NAGUABO...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...ST JOHN...CEIBA...MAUNABO...
LAS PIEDRAS...ARROYO...VIEQUES...EMAJAGUA...AGUAS CLARAS...
LA FERMINA...MARTORELL...PLAYITA AND PLAYA FORTUNA.

LAT...LON 1768 6490 1769 6489 1810 6540 1809 6557
      1824 6563 1801 6583 1797 6608 1840 6577
      1838 6506 1838 6562 1829 6564 1826 6563
      1823 6559 1835 6534 1836 6474 1837 6475
      1833 6465 1822 6558 1817 6541 1775 6459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 240DEG 0KT 1828 6534

RAM/JJA
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
COMUNICADO ESPECIAL SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
701 AM AST VIERNES 5 DE AGOSTO DE 2016

PRZ002>004-012-013-VIZ001-002-051215-
NORESTE-CULEBRA-ESTE INTERIOR-SURESTE-VIEQUES-
SANTA CRUZ-SAN TOMAS SAN JOHN E ISLAS ADYACENTES-
701 AM AST VIERNES 5 DE AGOSTO DE 2016

...TRONADAS POTENCIALMENTE FUERTES LOCALIZADAS JUSTO AL ESTE
DE LA COSTA DE PUERTO RICO Y LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS...

A LAS 6:43 AM AST...IMAGEN DE SATELITE DETECTO TRONADAS
POTENCIALMENTE FUERTES DESARROLLANDOSE SOBRE LAS AGUAS COSTERAS
JUSTO A LA COSTA ESTE DE PUERTO RICO Y LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS
MOVIENDOSE RAPIDAMENTE HACIA EL OESTE. ESTAS TRONADAS SERAN CAPACES
DE PRODUCIR LLUVIAS TORRENCIALES...VIENTOS EN RAFAGA ALREDEDOR DE 30
MPH...RAYOS FRECUENTES Y VISIBILIDAD REDUCIDA. INUNDACIONES URBANAS
Y DE CUNETAS SON POSIBLES CON ESTAS TRONADAS.

LLUVIAS TORRENCIALES ESTAN OCURRIENDO CON ESTA TORMENTA...Y PUDIERAN
RESULTAR EN INUNDACIONES LOCALIZADAS. NO MANEJE EN CARRETERAS
INUNDADAS.

RAYOS FRECUENTES ESTAN OCURRIENDO CON ESTA TROMENTA. LOS RAYOS
PUEDEN CAER A 10 MILLAS DE DISTANCIA DE UNA TRONADA. BUSQUE REFUGIO
SEGURO DENTRO DE UN EDIFICIO O VEHICULO.

LUGARES IMPACTADOS PODRIAN INCLUIR PARTES DEL AREA METROPOLITANA DE
SAN JUAN ASI COMO EN
FAJARDO...LUQUILLO...PATILLAS...HUMACAO...YABUCOA...CULEBRA...
NAGUABO...CHARLOTTE AMALIE OESTE...SAN JOHN...CEIBA...MAUNABO... LAS
PIEDRAS...ARROYO...VIEQUES...EMAJAGUA...AGUAS CLARAS...LA
FERMINA...MARTORELL...PLAYITA Y PLAYA FORTUNA.

RAM/JJA/ACOTTO

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Aug 5, 9:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ5 hr
Aug 5, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ86 min
Aug 5, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ116 min
Aug 5, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ74 min
Aug 5, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ58 min
Aug 5, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ58 min
Aug 5, 9:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ77 min
Aug 5, 9:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ54 min
Aug 5, 10:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ5 hr
Aug 5, 10:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 5, 11:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ4 hr
Aug 5, 1:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Aug 5, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ94 min
Aug 5, 1:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr

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