A tropical wave continued moving across the area. Scattered to numerous were seen across the Caribbean waters.
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The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
A tropical wave continued moving across the area. Scattered to numerous were seen across the Caribbean waters.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Juan, PR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 1:52 PM AST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Juan PR 152 PM AST MON JUN 20 2016 SYNOPSIS...A tropical wave will continue to move across the area through this evening. A drier airmass behind the wave will encompass the local region on Tuesday. .DISCUSSION...Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms associated to a tropical wave continued to affect the eastern and southern portions of Puerto Rico. These showers and thunderstormswill move out of the local area as the wave moves away from the local area tonight. A tropical wave now located south of puerto rico will continue to move west and away through tonight. A much drier airmass will begin to dominate the local forecast area on Tuesday. This airmass will also bring Saharan particles across the region. For the rest of the work week...stable atmospheric conditions are expected to prevail...as upper level ridge dominates the region. && .AVIATION...As the tropical wave continues to move across the local area...periods of SHRA are expected across the USVI/eastern PR terminals thru early evening hours. Afternoon TSRA can affect TJSJ, TJBQ, TJMZ in the afternoon. SHRA/TSRA is expected to continue thru the fcst period across both Atlantic and Caribbean waters. Low level winds mainly from the E-ESE at 15-20 kts. && .MARINE...Choppy marine conditions will prevail this afternoon and tonight therefore Small craft should exercise caution across most coastal waters due to winds up to 20 knots and seas up to 6 feet. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 79 85 77 88 / 20 20 30 30 STT 80 82 79 88 / 20 20 30 30 && .SJU Watches/Warnings/Advisories... PR...None. VI...None. AM...None. && 05/10
PERSPECTIVAS SOBRE CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA SAN JUAN PR 424 AM AST LUNES 20 DE JUNIO DE 2016 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-210830- 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- 424 AM AST LUNES 20 DE JUNIO DE 2016 ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES PARA PUERTO RICO Y LAS AGUAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES DEL ATLANTICO. .DIA UNO...ESTA NOCHE .TRONADAS...EXISTE UNA PROBABILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIAS FUERTES Y RAFAGAS DE VIENTOS BREVES A TRAVES DE PORCIONES DE PUERTO RICO...CULEBRA Y VIEQUES DEBIDO AL PASO DE UNA ONDA TROPICAL. .INUNDACIONES...LLUVIAS FUERTES PODRIAN RESULTAR EN INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS. .VIENTOS...SE ESPERAN VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS DEL ESTE A SURESTE ALREDEDOR DE 20 NUDOS A TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS LOCALES. .OLEAJE...SE ESPERA OLEAJE PICADO DE HASTA 6 PIES A TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y CARIBE. .CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS PARA LA MAYORIA DE PUERTO RICO. .DIAS DOS HASTA SIETE...MARTES A DOMINGO EL RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE POR EL RESTO DE LA SEMANA. TRONADAS CON VIENTOS EN RAFAGAS SE ESPERAN NUEVAMENTE EL MIERCOLES...MAYORMENTE A TRAVES DE LOS SECTORES DEL INTERIOR Y OESTE DE PUERTO RICO 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 VIENTOS FUERTES Y INUNDACIONES AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-210830- SAN TOMAS SAN JOHN E ISLAS ADYACENTES-SANTA CRUZ- AGUAS CERCA DE LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO Y AGUAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES DEL CARIBE- 424 AM AST LUNES 20 DE JUNIO DE 2016 ESTA PERSPECTIVA SOBRE LAS CONDICIONES PELIGROSAS DEL TIEMPO ES PARA LAS ISLAS VIRGENES AMERICANAS Y LAS AGUAS COSTERAS ADYACENTES. .DIA UNO...ESTA NOCHE .TRONADAS...EXISTE UNA PROBABILIDAD DE TRONADAS CON LLUVIA FUERTE Y RAFAGAS DE VIENTOS BREVES A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS LOCALES CON EL PASO DE UNA ONDA TROPICAL. .INUNDACIONES...LLUVIAS FUERTES PUDIERAN RESULTAR EN INUNDACIONES URBANAS Y DE RIACHUELOS A TRAVES DE LAS ISLAS LOCALES. .VIENTOS...SE ESPERAN VIENTOS SOSTENIDOS ALREDEDOR DE 20 NUDOS A TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS LOCALES. .OLAS...SE ESPERA OLEAJE PICADO DE HASTA 6 PIES A TRAVES DE LA MAYORIA DE LAS AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO Y CARIBE. .CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS...EXISTE UN RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS PARA LAS COSTAS DEL SUR DE SAN THOMAS Y SAN JOHN Y PARA LA MAYORIA DE LAS COSTAS DE SANTA CRUZ. .DIAS DOS A SIETE...MARTES A DOMINGO EL RIESGO MODERADO DE CORRIENTES SUBMARINAS SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE POR EL RESTO DE LA SEMANA. AGUACEROS Y TRONADAS SE ESPERAN NUEVAMENTE EL MIERCOLES. .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 Y INUNDACIONES AL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN.
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lajas Emergency Management Agency reported a house hit by a lightning strike at Barrio Cuesta Blanca carr. 116, km 15.3. No fatalities, the house was empty.
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