As Hurricane Earl continued to lift well north of the islands, moisture was still being pulled from the Caribbean into the islands. Therefore, the active weather period continued.
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The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
As Hurricane Earl continued to lift well north of the islands, moisture was still being pulled from the Caribbean into the islands. Therefore, the active weather period continued.
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 Sep 9, 5:46 AM AST, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Juan PR
546 AM AST Fri Sep 9 2022
.SYNOPSIS...
Winds will become more southeasterly today as a surface high
pressure establishes over the western into the central Atlantic
causing a more typical weather pattern for the next several days.
On Saturday, an area of moisture embedded in the winds will
increase the chances of showers and thunderstorms. Better moisture
is expected on Thursday.
&&
.SHORT TERM...Today through Sunday...
As the influence of Hurricane Earl moves out of the region, A
building surface high pressure from the western into the central
Atlantic will dominate the local wind pattern for the short term
period. This will cause winds to shift to the southeast today and
east southeast Saturday. Clear skies early in the day will allow
rapid heating in the still moist atmosphere and take heat indices
up to 102 to 109 degrees across much of the northern tier of
municipalities. A heat advisory has been issued from 10 AM to 4
PM AST. The humid air will also fuel more showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon from a large area of
plentiful tropical moisture that lingers across forecast area.
Precipitable water values (PWATs) will be slightly above the
climatological normals at around 2 inches. This moisture, in
combination with the diurnal and local effects is forecast to
result in the showers and thunderstorms today, especially across
some interior sections and northwestern and north-central areas.
The latest models guidances suggest the bulk of the activity
across northwest Puerto Rico. Late in the day, a somewhat drier
airmass is forecast to filter in. The drier air and the lack of
heating tonight will maintain fair weather conditions with a few
clouds and isolated showers, mainly over the waters. After that,
conditions will deteriorate again on Saturday morning when a pulse
of moisture moves in. So far, the models agree that Saturday is
the wettest day of the short-term period. Therefore, morning
activity is forecast for the eastern third of Puerto Rico in the
morning hours, followed by strong convection through sectors of
the western and interior of Puerto Rico. With the heaviest
showers, thunderstorm activity is expected. The main concerns with
the thunderstorms will be gusty winds, frequent lightning, and
locally heavy rainfall that will produce urban and small stream
flooding.
Drier conditions are expected for Sunday, as the bulk of the
moisture moves west and patches of moisture with PWATS of 1.5 to
1.8 inches filters into the forecast area. Nevertheless,
conditions are not supportive for widespread activity; the usual
activity with the diurnal pattern and the local effects is
forecast for western interior sections. This activity is forecast
to be significant in the afternoon hours, diminishing in the
overnight hours, but cannot rule out passing showers across the
waters and coastal sections.
&&
.LONG TERM...Monday through Friday...
High pressure in the eastern and western sections of the Atlantic
will build and join across the sub tropical Atlantic during the
forecast period and the easterly low level winds will increase. A
weak tropical wave will ingest some of the feeder band left over
from Hurricane Earl and pass through on Tuesday. While a second
wave with a surge of moisture will drive in on the somewhat
accelerated flow on Thursday. At this time, this is expected to
bring the best moisture of the new week. Also considered is a long
wave trough at upper levels to the north of the area that sheds a
low pressure circulation which travels south on Monday and west
on Tuesday toward the Bahama Islands. That trough will cross the
local area on Tuesday and increase the instability over the area
later Monday and Tuesday. This TUTT will not travel far from the
eastern tip of the Bahama islands Wednesday and Thursday and will
begin to return on Friday. With flow now easterly at lower levels
throughout the period, the pattern will become typical, but the
convective activity and continued abundance of moisture will keep
most areas wet across the island whether in the east in the
mornings or the west in the afternoons when thunderstorms will be
most likely. The TUTT low in the area Monday night through
Wednesday should also increase the coverage of thunderstorms from
the typical pattern.
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 452 AM AST Fri Sep 9 2022
VFR conditions are fcst to prevail for all TAF sites at least til
09/16Z. After that, SHRA and TSRA are fcst to dvlp across NW PR
resulting in brief MVFR conditions for TJBQ with lower ceilings,
lightning, and gusty winds from 09/18Z thru 09/20Z. Winds will
become more from the ESE today, at 15 knots or less, with sea
breeze variations. After 08/22Z, VFR conditions will prevail for
all TAF sites. Winds will become light/VRB at 08/22Z from the E-SE
with land breeze variations.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 452 AM AST Fri Sep 9 2022
As Hurricane Earl recedes, seas have been slowly decreasing at
both the inner and outer Atlantic buoys (41053, 41043) during the
last 24 hours with the inner buoy now showing less than 3 feet for
the last several hours. A new pulse of swell from Hurricane Earl
when it becomes a major or near major hurricane will enter the
area Monday and Tuesday bringing hazardous seas and a high risk of
dangerous rip currents to most northern shores.
For today however breaking waves of 6 feet will bring a high risk
of rip currents to Culebra and this will also increase on Saturday
for much of the north coast of Puerto Rico.
&&
.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...Heat Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 4 PM AST this afternoon
for PRZ001-005-008-010.
High Rip Current Risk through this afternoon for PRZ012.
VI...None.
&&
SHORT TERM...WS
LONG TERM....LIS
AVIATION...Perspectivas sobre las Condiciones Peligrosas del Tiempo Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia en San Juan PR 521 AM AST viernes 8 de septiembre de 2022 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-100930- 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 del Caribe- 521 AM AST viernes 8 de septiembre de 2022 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Puerto Rico y las aguas costeras adyacentes. .DIA UNO...Hoy y esta noche .Rayos...Se esperan tronadas aisladas a traves del noroeste. Este al tanto de las tronadas en su area y listo para buscar refugio. .Lluvia Excesiva...Inundaciones en areas urbanas, carreteras y de pequenos riachuelos es de esperarse a traves del noroeste de Puerto Rico. Inundaciones repentinas aisladas son posibles. .Calor Excesivo...Indices de calor de 102 a 109 grados a traves del norte central, noroeste y oeste de Puerto Rico. El agotamiento por calor es posible con una exposicion prolongada. .Corrientes Marinas...Corrientes marinas amenazantes a la vida son probables en la zona de olas rompientes particularmente para las playas de Culebra. En el resto del area, el riesgo sera de bajo a moderado. .DIAS DOS HASTA EL SIETE...sabado a jueves Se espera riesgo limitado a elevado de lluvia excesiva el sabado a medida que humedad adicional se adentre sobre el area. Se pronostican indices de calor de 102 a 106 grados durante los proximos dos dias. Se pronostica un deterioro de las condiciones maritimas para tarde el lunes y martes, con oleaje de hasta 7 pies y riesgo alto de corrientes marinas en las playas. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... Los reportes de observadores sobre inundaciones, vientos fuertes y corrientes marinas son bienvenidos. AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-100930- San Tomas, San John e Islas Adyacentes-Santa Cruz- Aguas cercanas del Atlantico y aguas costeras adyacentes del Caribe- 521 AM AST viernes 8 de septiembre de 2022 Esta perspectiva sobre las condiciones peligrosas del tiempo es para Islas Virgenes Estadounidenses y las aguas costeras adyacentes. .DIA UNO...Hoy y esta noche .Calor Excesivo...Se esperan indices de calor de 102 a 107 grados a traves de elevaciones bajas en Santa Cruz. El agotamiento por calor es posible con una exposicion prolongada. .Corrientes Marinas...Corrientes marinas amenazantes a la vida son posibles en la zona de olas rompientes particularmente para las playas de San Tomas. .DIAS DOS HASTA EL SIETE...sabado a jueves Se espera riesgo limitado a elevado de lluvia excesiva para el sabado a medida que humedad adicional se adentre sobre el area. Se esperan indices de calor de 102 a 104 grados para los proximos dos dias. Se pronostican condiciones maritimas deterioradas para tarde el lunes hasta el martes, con oleaje de hasta 7 pies y riesgo alto de corrientes marinas en las playas. .Comunicado sobre informacion reportada por observadores... Los reportes de observadores sobre inundaciones, vientos fuertes y corrientes marinas son .
The San Juan radar (TJUA), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:41 UTC.
6 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Several observers reported a funnel cloud developing in the border of San Juan and Carolina. The picture received was from the parking at Costco.
Coop Observer reported flooding along Road 643 in Vega Baja, due to excessive runoffs from previous rainfall.
Broadcast media reported flooding in road PR-199 by Rexville Plaza Bayamon.
A social media post showed that a lightning stroke a light post and it caught fire. This was around road PR-199, close to Paseos Veterinary Center.
Emergency managers reported flooding between Ave. Galicia and Pontezuela in Carolina.
Emergency managers reported flooding along Road PR-887, in front of La Policia Municipal in Carolina.
Emergency Managers reported flooding along Road PR-874, near the Texaco Gas Station.
Broadcast media reported small stream flooding over PR-361 by Jardines Aida.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Puerto Rico in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Puerto Rico, September 2022
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: 1055806, 1055805, 1055802, 1055808, 1055810, 1055814, 1055815, 1055812.