Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS JSJ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Juan PR
258 PM AST Tue Sep 19 2017

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Maria will pass through the U.S. Virgin
Islands Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, and through Puerto
Rico Tuesday night through Wednesday night as a major hurricane with
catastrophic winds and rains. Rains will diminish somewhat on
Thursday, but the main band of Hurricane Maria will pass through
Thursday night and Friday. Over the weekend south winds will
sustain the flow of very moist air over the area with showers and
thunderstorms and flooding likely.

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.SHORT TERM...Tonight through Friday
The radiosonde released at San Juan showed typical values for a
pre-hurricane environment: increasing moisture, modest instability
and winds that reflect an increasingly strong low level flow
around the cyclone, in this case, northeast at 25 to 35 kt up
through 12 Kft. Hurricane Maria just passed north of buoy 42060,
110 miles southeast of Saint Croix. Since Maria continues at
300/08 knots or west northwest at 10 mph, it is on track and on
time for impacting Saint Croix, Vieques and Puerto Rico. Please
see the Hurricane Local Statement for the details on timing and
intensity. Winds and rains will attenuate on Thursday, but the
main band of still major hurricane Maria is expected to pass over
the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Thursday night and
Friday, when copious rains will continue. Please see the Flash
Flood Watch issued by this office for details and impacts--some
quite severe--from the heavy rains to follow Maria.

.LONG TERM...Saturday through Tuesday
The tail of Maria will continue to pull up abundant tropical
moisture out of the southeast although the moisture in the lowest
layer will be somewhat weaker. A weak trough will add another
burst of moisture. Heavy rains however should begin to diminish
Friday through Monday and urban and small stream flooding should
be confined to daytime and early evening hours and be fairly
localized. On Monday night drier air at mid levels, and patches of
dry air will finally enter Puerto Rico, but strong heating
promises strong convection over the central interior and
northwestern quadrants of Puerto Rico. This too could lead to
localized urban and small stream flooding.

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.AVIATION...Outer rain bands began affecting the USVI and Puerto
Rico proper early this morning, and the core of the storm is now
beginning to approach the USVI. Mountain obscurations have begun.
Tropical storm wind gusts may affect TIST/TISX in early rainbands,
and in JSJ by 19/22Z tonight, and as far west as JBQ and JMZ by
10z-12z. Brief MVFR will accompany rain bands. Sustained Tropical
Storm force winds will arrive at the USVI by 20/00z, at JSJ around
06z, and finally to western PR around 20/12z. Sustained Hurricane
Force winds will arrive approximately 6 hours after those times
listed above. Expect IFR and conditions after hurricane condtions
have begun, but check with authorities for airport closures.

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.MARINE...As mentioned above, Hurricane Maria just passed north
of buoy 42060, 110 miles southeast of Saint Croix. Since Maria
continues at 300/08 knots or west northwest at 10 mph, it is on
track and on time for impacting the waters around Saint Croix,
Vieques and Puerto Rico. Wave heights there peaked at 31 feet and
sustained winds peaked at 64 knots, due to its distance from the
southwestern eyewall. This continues to be a very dangerous storm.
Latest advisories from the Hurricane Hunter aircraft reported
maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. The eyewall of hurricane
Maria is expected to enter the southeast corner of the forecast
area late this afternoon and exit the northwest corner Thursday
afternoon with sustained winds in excess of 140 knots. Seas of 20
to 30 feet with occasional seas over 40 feet expected with the
passage. There would be no chance of successful passage through
this storm.

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.HYDROLOGY...Main stem rivers are expected to rise beginning
tonight and peak perhaps on Thursday. A Flash Flood Watch is in
effect until 6 PM AST Friday and many rivers could reach major or
record flood stages. Except for localized heavy rains, most
mainstem rivers should be falling on Friday and return to normal
by Sunday or Monday-- again with the exception of local persistent
thunderstorms.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  78  82  78  85 / 100 100 100 100
STT  77  82  79  82 / 100 100 100  90

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.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...Hurricane Warning for Central Interior-Culebra-Eastern Interior-
     Mayaguez and Vicinity-North Central-Northeast-Northwest-
     Ponce and Vicinity-San Juan and Vicinity-Southeast-
     Southwest-Vieques-Western Interior.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for Central Interior-
     Culebra-Eastern Interior-Mayaguez and Vicinity-North
     Central-Northeast-Northwest-Ponce and Vicinity-San Juan and
     Vicinity-Southeast-Southwest-Vieques-Western Interior.

VI...Hurricane Warning for St Croix-St.Thomas...St. John...and
     Adjacent Islands.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for St Croix-
     St.Thomas...St. John...and Adjacent Islands.

AM...Hurricane Warning for Anegada Passage Southward to 17N-Atlantic
     Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N-
     Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N-Coastal
     Waters OF Northwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters
     OF Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of
     Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Northern
     USVI and Culebra out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Southern
     Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Southern USVI
     Vieques and Eastern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Mona Passage
     Southward to 17N.

     Flash Flood Watch through Friday afternoon for Coastal Waters OF
     Southwestern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of
     Northern USVI and Culebra out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of
     Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Southern
     USVI Vieques and Eastern Puerto Rico out 10 NM.

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SHORT TERM...JA/JF
LONG TERM....WS
AVIATION...CD

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Juan PR
610 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-201115-
San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Southeast-Eastern Interior-
North Central-Central Interior-Ponce and Vicinity-Nortwest-
Western Interior-Mayaguez and Vicinity-Southwest-Culebra-Vieques-
The nearshore and off shore Atlantic and Caribbean Coastal Waters-
610 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Puerto Rico and the adjacent
Atlantic Coastal Waters.

.Day One...Today and Tonight

...A Hurricane Warning is in effect...

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area.  Preparations to protect life and
property should be rushed to completion.

...A Flash flood Watch is in effect...

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-201115-
St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix-
Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters-
610 AM AST Wed Sep 20 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the
ADJACENT Coastal Waters.

.Day One...Today and Tonight

...A Hurricane Warning is in effect...

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area.  Preparations to protect life and
property should be rushed to completion.

...A Flash flood Watch is in effect...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
327 AM AST WED SEP 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0326 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GURABO                  18.26N 65.98W
09/20/2017                   GURABO             PR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A CREEK WAS REPORTED OUT OF ITS BANKS AT HATO NUEVO
            SECTOR.

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FCASTRO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
444 AM AST WED SEP 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0442 AM     COASTAL FLOOD    CATANO                  18.45N 66.14W
09/20/2017                   CATANO             PR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COASTAL FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED AT CATANO MUNICIPALITY
            AT TOWN CENTER.

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FCASTRO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
452 AM AST WED SEP 20 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0449 AM     HURRICANE        SAN JUAN                18.41N 66.06W
09/20/2017                   SAN JUAN           PR   ASOS

            A GUST OF 75 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT SAN JUAN AIRPORT.

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FCASTRO