A male tourist from Connecticut drowned at the Poza de las Mujeres Beach in Manati. A 41 year old male tourist from South Carolina drowned in Wyndham Hotel R o Mar in R o Grande.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
A male tourist from Connecticut drowned at the Poza de las Mujeres Beach in Manati. A 41 year old male tourist from South Carolina drowned in Wyndham Hotel R o Mar in R o Grande.
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 Mar 3, 4:03 AM AST, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Juan PR 403 AM AST Wed Mar 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A drier air mass will continue through at least Friday over the region. A few areas of low-level clouds and light showers may move at times across the islands, but overall fair weather conditions should prevail through the workweek. Moisture increases over the region in a southeasterly wind flow by late Friday into Saturday. Drier conditions are expected on Sunday and moisture gradually increases early next week. Winds are forecast to increase once again from the east to northeast during the first part of next week. && .SHORT TERM...Today through Friday... A mid to upper level ridge will continue to hold today over the local area through early Thursday. This is causing a trade wind cap around 850 mb, while the moisture content remains trapped under this layer. At the surface, a generally dry air mass is evident on satellite imagery and in the forecast soundings, with precipitable water values around 1.0 inch or less. A few trade wind showers could be advected into the eastern sections of Puerto Rico and over the U.S. Virgin Islands during this period, but no significant rainfall accumulation are expected due to the lack of mid and upper level support. As a polar trough and a cold front exit the eastern coast of the United States later today and the surface high pressure moves toward the eastern Atlantic, the wind flow will response by shifting more from the east-southeast today, then more from the south-southeast for the end of the workweek. Additionally, the trade wind cap will gradually weaken, allowing deeper moisture to flow into the region. So far, the model guidance are showing a moisture field being pulled from the south by late Friday, increasing precipitable water values to 1.2 to 1.4 inches. As a result, shower activity is expected to increase by then over the islands. The layer of southeasterly winds is expected to extend into the mid-levels of the atmosphere, resulting in temperatures increasing as well, with highs reaching the upper 80s, especially near the coastal sections. .LONG TERM...Saturday through Wednesday... Polar trough and frontal boundary over the western Atlantic are expected to remain just north of the region, while an induced surface trough west of the area promotes a moist southeasterly wind flow across the region on Saturday. Therefore, expect showers to move across the USVI and east/southeast sections of PR during the early morning hours, followed by periods of possible locally heavy rainfall over the interior and northwestern PR. On Sunday, trade winds are forecast to return to around 15-20 kts and limit shower development during the afternoon hours over western PR. Across the USVI, fair weather conditions should prevail and normal to above normal temperatures are expected in general across the islands. For early next week, another induced surface trough is forecast to develop to our northwest, and increase moisture content in general across the local area on Monday. However, models suggest today that the best areas of moisture are to remain over Hispaniola, and a broad surface high pressure will move over the western Atlantic...promoting a moderate to fresh northeast wind flow across the islands through midweek. This should favor a cool advective weather pattern, with trade wind showers moving over the USVI and east/northeast sections of PR during the night/early morning hours...followed by shallow convection developing during the afternoon hours over west/southwestern PR. && .AVIATION...Mainly VFR conditions expected to prevail through the forecast period. Winds will be from the east at 10 to 15 knots, shifting from the ESE around 03/15Z. VCSH are possible after 15Z for TJBQ, which could result in brief MVFR conditions due to reduced VIS and low ceilings. && .MARINE...Small crafts should exercise caution due to seas up to 6 feet and east winds up to 20 knots across most of the regional waters. There is a moderate risk of rip currents for all the islands. A long period northerly swell will move briefly on Thursday and Friday. Winds will gradually turn more from the east to southeast later today and become light to moderate by the end of the week. && .FIRE WEATHER...There is an elevated fire danger for the southern coastal plains of Puerto Rico today. Other areas across the interior and western PR may see relative humidities in the low 40%s, but light afternoon showers are expected to develop this afternoon across these areas. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SJU 85 72 85 73 / 30 30 40 10 STT 83 74 84 74 / 30 20 20 30 && .SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PR...None. VI...None. AM...None. && SHORT TERM...ERG LONG TERM...DSR
Perspectivas sobre Condiciones Peligrosas del Tiempo Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan PR 401 AM AST miercoles 3 de marzo de 2021 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-040815- San Juan y Vecindad-Noreste-Sureste-Este Interior-Norte Central- Interior Central-Ponce y Vecindad-Noroeste-Oeste Interior- Mayaguez y Vecindad-Suroeste-Culebra-Vieques-Las aguas costeras cercanas y lejanas a la costa del Atlantico y Caribe- 401 AM AST miercoles 3 de marzo de 2021 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Puerto Rico y las aguas costeras del Atlantico. .Dia Uno...Hoy y esta noche .Viento...Se esperan vientos sostenidos en exceso a 20 mph (17 nudos) para las aguas del Atlantico y el Caribe. .Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 6 pies a traves de las aguas locales. .Corrientes Marinas...Existe un riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas para todas las playas, incluyendo Vieques y Culebra. .Dias dos hasta el siete...jueves a martes Se espera un riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas para los proximos dias. El oleaje continuara picado en las aguas mar afuera y los pasajes. El oleaje pudiera tornarse peligroso el martes. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... No se espera activacion amplia de observadores. Favor de reportar cualquier informacion sobre vientos, oleaje y corrientes marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan mientras siguen las indicaciones de las autoridades locales y estatales. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-040815- San Tomas, San John e Islas Adyacentes- Santa Cruz-Aguas cercanas del Atlantico y aguas costeras adyacentes del Caribe- 401 AM AST miercoles 3 de marzo de 2021 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Islas Virgenes Estadounidenses y las aguas costeras adyacentes. .Dia Uno...Hoy y esta noche .Viento...Se esperan vientos sostenidos en exceso a 20 mph (17 nudos) para las aguas del Atlantico y el Caribe. .Oleaje...Se espera oleaje picado de hasta 6 pies a traves de las aguas locales. .Corrientes Marinas...Existe un riesgo alto de corrientes marinas para todas las playas. .Dias dos hasta el siete...jueves a martes Se espera un riesgo moderado de corrientes marinas para los proximos dias. El oleaje continuara picado en las aguas mar afuera y los pasajes. El oleaje pudiera tornarse peligroso el martes. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... No se espera activacion amplia de observadores. Sin embargo, favor de reportar cualquier informacion sobre vientos, oleaje y corrientes marinas al Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan mientras siguen las indicaciones de las autoridades locales y estatales.
2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 41 year old male tourist from South Carolina drowned in Wyndham Hotel R o Mar in R o Grande. According to the report, a 911 call was made to alert of a person that was dragged by currents while he was snorkeling. During the search and rescue, they found his body.
A male tourist from Connecticut drowned at the Poza de las Mujeres Beach in Manati. According to the report, a man was trying to save his daughter, who was dragged by rip currents. The young woman was saved but the man drowned.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Northeast | 2021-03-03 | 41 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Rip Current, North Central | 2021-03-03 | 42 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, March 2021
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 954752, 954751.