1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS San Juan, PR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 28, 5:00 PM AST, 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 500 PM AST WED SEP 28 2005 .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP LAYERED TROUGH CONTINUES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A LOW NEAR 30N56W INTO THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE NEAR THE BASE OF TROUGH AND JUST WEST OF IT IS ENHANCING THE CONVECTION TO THE EAST AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. LATEST GFS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A LOW WILL FORM AT THE BASE OF THE AMPLIFYING TROUGH BY THE END OF THE WEEK... AND MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. IN THE MEANTIME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE BROUGHT IN ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA BY THE PREVAILING EASTERLIES...AS THE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. .DISCUSSION...THE PRESENCE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED FEATURES AND REASONABLE AMOUNTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ENHANCE CONVECTION ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS AND LOCAL ISLANDS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK....ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS. A TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS NEAR 53W ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD AND APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES BY FRIDAY AND ENTER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVER THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGIONAL COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WHILE SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY THURSDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTLINES UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 78 88 78 88 / 50 50 50 60 STT 79 88 79 88 / 50 50 50 70 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...SCA AMZ710. HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR PRZ001-002-005- 008-010-012-013. VI...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR VIZ001. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 630 AM AST WED SEP 28 2005 PRZ001>013-AMZ710>750-291030- 630 AM AST WED SEP 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR PERIODS OF ACTIVE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO URBAN AND STREAM FLOODING...AND SOME AREAS MAY SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGIONAL COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL OFF SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTLINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... OTHER THAN DIURNALLY INDUCED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ISOLATED AREAS...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. VIZ001-002-AMZ710>730-291030- 630 AM AST WED SEP 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR PERIODS OF ACTIVE WEATHER...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO URBAN AND GUT TYPE FLOODING. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTH NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGIONAL COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE VERY SLOWLY THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL OFF SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS...AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTLINES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... OTHER THAN DIURNALLY INDUCED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ISOLATED AREAS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT (ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS): HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU.
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:53 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Home patio was reported flooded at Barrio Galateo Centro, and road and street flooding was reported along road 824, El Cuco sector.
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