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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

September 5, 2016

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Sep 5, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 113 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2016, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
113 min
Issued by
NWS JSJ

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 5, 9:28 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 9:28 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 8:27 AM CDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
PERSPECTIVAS SOBRE CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR
455 AM AST LUNES 5 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2016

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-060900-
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-
455 AM AST LUNES 5 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2016

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

.DIA UNO...HOY Y ESTA NOCHE

.TRONADAS...EXISTE UNA PROBABILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIAS
FUERTES Y VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS BREVES HOY, PARTICULARMENTE A TRAVES DEL ESTE DE PUERTO RICO.

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

.TROMBAS MARINAS...TROMBAS MARINAS BREVES SON POSIBLES A TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS COSTERAS FUERA DE LA COSTA DE PUERTO RICO.

.VIENTOS...VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS EN EXCESO DE 20 MPH SE ESPERAN A TRAVES DE CULEBRA, VIEQUES, Y LA COSTA ESTE DE PUERTO RICO.

.OLEAJE...OLEAJE PELIGROSO DE HASTA 11 PIES SE ESPERA A TRAVES DE LAS AGUAS MAR AFUERA DEL CARIBE.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS A TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS PLAYAS LOCALES.

.DIAS DOS HASTA SIETE...MARTES A DOMINGO

SE ESPERA QUE LA ONDA TROPICAL CAUSE UN AUMENTO EN LA ACTIVIDAD DE
AGUACEROS Y TRONADAS HASTA EL MARTES QUE PODRIA CAUSAR
ALGUNAS INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

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

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-060900-
SAN TOMAS SAN JOHN E ISLAS ADYACENTES-
SANTA CRUZ-AGUAS CERCA DE LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO Y AGUAS COSTERAS
ADYACENTES DEL CARIBE-
455 AM AST LUNES 5 DE SEPTIEMBRE 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...EXISTE UNA POSIBILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIAS FUERTES Y
VIENTOS BREVES EN RAFAGAS A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES HOY.

.VIENTOS...VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS EN EXCESO DE 20 NUDOS SE ESPERAN A
TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS VIRGENES.

.OLEAJE...OLEAJE PELIGROSO DE HASTA 11 PIES SE ESPERA A TRAVES DE
LAS AGUAS MAR AFUERA DEL CARIBE.

.CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES
SUBMARINAS PARA LAS PLAYAS DE SANTA CRUZ Y LAS PLAYAS DEL SUR Y  ESTE
DE SAN TOMAS Y SAN JOHN.

.DIAS DOS HASTA SIETE...MARTES A DOMINGO

SE ESPERA QUE LA ONDA TROPICAL CAUSE UN AUMENTO EN LA ACTIVIDAD DE
AGUACEROS Y TRONADAS HASTA EL MARTES QUE PODRIA CAUSAR
ALGUNAS INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS.

.COMUNICADO SOBRE INFORMACION REPORTADA POR OBSERVADORES...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 10:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 2:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
352 PM AST MON SEP 5 2016

PRZ001>004-012-013-052145-
NORTHEAST-CULEBRA-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-EASTERN
INTERIOR-SOUTHEAST-VIEQUES-
352 PM AST MON SEP 5 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SAN LORENZO...
LUQUILLO...YABUCOA...GURABO...LAS PIEDRAS...CEIBA...CANOVANAS...
NAGUABO...JUNCOS...TRUJILLO ALTO...HUMACAO...CULEBRA...LOIZA...
FAJARDO...VIEQUES...CAROLINA AND RIO GRANDE MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 346 PM AST...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE APPROACHING THE EASTERN
HALF OF PR. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WERE DETECTED OVER CULEBRA AND
ACROSS THE SURROUNDING WATERS BETWEEN CULEBRA AND FAJARDO. HEAVY
RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
ACTIVITY. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

LAT...LON 1841 6577 1838 6575 1838 6562 1836 6558
      1835 6557 1835 6564 1826 6563 1825 6563
      1823 6559 1834 6526 1829 6526 1831 6529
      1828 6534 1828 6532 1819 6573 1807 6579
      1816 6600 1845 6590
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 100DEG 28KT 1833 6549

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The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 10:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ59 min
Sep 5, 10:23 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ52 min
Sep 5, 11:19 AM CDTRip Current StatementJSJ8 hr
Sep 5, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ80 min
Sep 5, 4:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Sep 5, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ109 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.