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Special Weather Statement, NWS JSJ

November 4, 2018

NWS JSJ issued this special weather statement at Nov 4, 2018, 3:01 AM CST. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2018, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC)
Expired
Nov 4, 2018, 4:00 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS JSJ

The radar

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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 Nov 4, 2:02 AM CST, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 2:02 AM CST, 59 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Juan PR
402 AM AST Sun Nov 4 2018

.SYNOPSIS...Unstable conditions are expected to continue through
mid morning today due to the proximity of a deep layer trough. In
contrast, fair weather conditions are likely Sunday into early
next week as the trough relocates itself northeast of the forecast
area.

&&

.SHORT TERM...Today through Tuesday...

Currently showers and thunderstorms are moving over portions of
eastern Puerto Rico this activity will continue to move to the west
across other areas of the Island this morning. Due to their fast
forward speed rainfall accumulations have been light but if these
showers and thunderstorms keep developing and moving over the same
areas this morning urban and small stream flooding is possible.
developing across the eastern Puerto Yesterday a mid to upper-level
trough with an area of low pressure centered in the northeastern
Caribbean caused unstable weather conditions across Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. This area of low pressure will move away
from the area later today as a drier airmass filters in aloft.
Therefore, weather conditions are forecast to improve, as a result
of decreasing instability and diminishing moisture over Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, the recent guidance
suggests that mid to upper level clouds will remain over the region
today which will limit shower and thunderstorm development. However,
local and diurnal effects will induce scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms over portions of the interior and western Puerto Rico
this afternoon.

Monday through Tuesday, drier air will continue to limit shower
development early next week with precipitable water values progged
to fall within the 25th percentile of climatology. At the surface, a
strong ridge of high pressure is forecast to prevail through the
short-term period with east to northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph. One
caveat that could cause the short-term forecast to be adjusted, is
if the current guidance is underestimating the drying of the mid to
upper level of the atmosphere today through the rest of the short-
term period.

.LONG TERM...Wednesday through Monday

The TUTT low will be positioned to the NE of the local region
through most of this period,therefore maintaining Puerto Rico and
the US Virgin Islands under the non favorable area for shower and
thunderstorms development until at least through Thursday. On
Friday the TUTT low is forecast to move north of the Hispaniola
generating a more favorable environment for shower and
thunderstorms development through the incoming weekend.

is progged to remain in the central Atlantic well north of
Puerto Rico during the long term period, as a low and mid- level
ridge builds in from the west. Low-level moisture is forecast to
be near climatology, but showers are forecast to develop across
the eastern areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
during the morning hours. Then local and diurnal effects will
induce showers over portions of the interior and western areas of
Puerto Rico during the afternoon. Guidance shows the TUTT low
slowly phasing out by Friday with weak ridging aloft building
overhead. At the Surface east to northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph
will prevail through next Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION....AVIATION...MVRF/VFR conds are currently prevailing
across the local terminal sites. MVRF conds are occurring due to
SHRA/Isold TSRA moving over the local terminals this morning.
SHRA/TSRA will continue through the morning hours, but should
start diminishing by 04/12Z. SHRA/VCSH will develop across
terminals TJMZ and TJBQ by 04/17Z before dissipating by 04/22Z.
Sfc winds out of the east to northeast at 10 to 20 kts with higher
gusts within SHRA/TSRA.

&&

.MARINE...Mariners can expect dangerous conditions as strong
thunderstorms will continue to move across local waters,
generating strong gusty winds,cloud to water lightning and low
visibilities. Today boaters should expect seas up to 8 feet
mainly across the Atlantic waters and Caribbean passages.
Therefore, small craft advisories are in effect through the rest
of the weekend. A high rip current risk is in effect for the
northern beaches of the islands.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU  83  75  86  76 /  40  30  30  40
STT  86  77  87  77 /  30  30  30  40

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...High Rip Current Risk through Monday afternoon for Culebra-North
     Central-Northeast-Northwest-San Juan and Vicinity-Southeast-
     Western Interior.

VI...High Rip Current Risk through Monday afternoon for St Croix.

     Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM AST Monday for St.Thomas...St.
     John...and Adjacent Islands.

AM...Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM AST Monday for Caribbean Waters
     of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N-Coastal Waters of Northern
     Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Northern USVI and
     Culebra out 10 NM-Coastal Waters of Southern USVI Vieques
     and Eastern Puerto Rico out 10 NM-Mona Passage Southward to
     17N.

     Small Craft Advisory until 2 PM AST Monday for Anegada Passage
     Southward to 17N-Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI
     from 10 NM to 19.5N.

&&

SHORT TERM...TW
LONG TERM....EM
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 3, 5:27 AM CDT, 22 hours 34 minutes before
Perspectivas sobre Condiciones Peligrosas del Tiempo
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia San Juan PR
526 AM AST sabado 3 de noviembre de 2018

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-040930-
San Juan y Vecindad-Noreste-Sureste-Este Interior- Norte Central-
Interior Central-Ponce y Vecindad-Noroeste- Oeste Interior-
Mayaguez y Vecindad-Suroeste-Culebra-Vieques-
Aguas cercanas y lejanas a la costa del Atlantico y Caribe-
526 AM AST sabado 3 de noviembre de 2018

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...Existe la probabilidad de tronadas con lluvia fuerte y
vientos en rafagas esta tarde a traves de sectores del este y
suroeste de Puerto Rico.

.Inundaciones...Lluvia de moderada a fuerte pudiera resultar en inundaciones
urbanas y de riachuelos.

.Viento...Se esperan vientos sostenidos 20-24 MPH a traves de  la mayoria
de la region hoy.

.Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 8 pies a traves de las aguas del
Atlatnico y los pasajes del Caribe.

.Corrientes marinas...Existe un riesgo alto de corrientes marinas
para la costa norte de Puerto Rico y Culebra.

.Dias dos a siete...domingo a viernes

Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 7 pies hasta al menos el martes a
traves de las aguas del Atlantico. Esto tambien creara riesgo de
moderado a alto de corrientes marinas a lo largo de las playas del
norte de Puerto Rico. Se esperan tronadas aisladas el lunes en la
tarde sobre sectores del interior y suroeste de Puerto Rico. Esto
pudiera resultar en 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,
inundaciones y corrientes marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en
San Juan.

AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-040930-
San Tomas, San John e Islas Adyacentes-
Santa Cruz- Aguas cercanas del Atlantico y aguas costeras adyacentes
del Caribe-
526 AM AST sabado 3 de noviembre de 2018

Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones del tiempo peligrosas es para
las Islas Virgenes Americanas y las aguas costeras adyacentes.

.Dia Uno...Hoy y esta noche

.Tronadas...Existe la probabilidad de tronadas con lluvia fuerte y
vientos en rafagas esta tarde a traves de sectores de las islas.

.Inundaciones...Lluvia de moderada a fuerte pudiera resultar en
inundaciones urbanas y de riachuelos.

.Viento...Se esperan vientos sostenidos 20-24 MPH a traves de  la
mayoria de la region hoy.

.Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 8 pies a traves de las
aguas del Atlatnico y los pasajes del Caribe.

.Corrientes marinas...Existe un riesgo alto de corrientes marinas
para las playas del norte de Santa Cruz.

.Dias dos a siete...domingo a viernes

Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 7 pies hasta al menos el martes a
traves de las aguas del Atlantico. Esto tambien creara riesgo de
moderado a alto de corrientes marinas a lo largo de las playas del
norte de las islas.

.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 corrientes
marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 4, 3:01 AM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
501 AM AST SUN NOV 4 2018

PRZ001-002-004-041000-
San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Eastern Interior-
501 AM AST SUN NOV 4 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT TRUJILLO ALTO...RIO GRANDE...SAN
JUAN...GURABO...LOIZA...CAROLINA...CANOVANAS...JUNCOS...GUAYNABO AND
BAYAMON MUNICIPALITIES...

At 500 AM AST, Strong thunderstorms are located over Canovanas,
and are moving northwest at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
San Juan, Trujillo Alto, Carolina, Guaynabo, Canovanas, Loiza, Rio
Grande, Vieques, Campo Rico, Suarez, Santa Barbara, Hato Candal, San
Isidro, La Dolores, Bartolo, Benitez, Lomas and Palmer.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, 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.

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.

LAT...LON 1846 6609 1844 6603 1845 6599 1844 6599
      1844 6597 1846 6599 1844 6592 1845 6590
      1843 6584 1841 6582 1842 6579 1841 6580
      1841 6578 1839 6576 1825 6588 1839 6615
      1844 6611 1843 6611 1844 6609
TIME...MOT...LOC 0900Z 128DEG 14KT 1838 6589

TW

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ90 min
Nov 3, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJSJ30 min
Nov 3, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ93 min
Nov 3, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ82 min
Nov 4, 3:29 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ3 hr
Nov 4, 4:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJSJ44 min
Nov 4, 4:25 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJSJ116 min
Nov 4, 6:38 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ5 hr
Nov 4, 7:07 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryJSJ113 min
Nov 4, 8:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningJSJ60 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.