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WWCA82 TJSJ 051855
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
255 PM AST WED AUG 5 2026
PRZ005-006-008-009-052000-
NORTHWEST PR-NORTH CENTRAL PR-CENTRAL INTERIOR PR-
WESTERN INTERIOR PR-
255 PM AST WED AUG 5 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MUNICIPALITIES OF THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR TO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH 400
PM AST...
AT 253 PM AST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER PAJONAL, OR OVER FLORIDA, MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THAT CAN
IGNITE FIRES. SMALL HAIL AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARECIBO, CAMUY, QUEBRADILLAS, FLORIDA, BARCELONETA, HATILLO, LARES,
PAJONAL, LA ALIANZA, RAFAEL CAPO, SAN ANTONIO, BAJADERO, IMBERY, LA
LUISA, RAFAEL GONZALEZ, TIBURONES, ANIMAS, CARRIZALES, CACAO, AND
GARROCHALES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK, BRIEF FUNNEL
CLOUDS. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD IS HARMLESS, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS
THEY CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN, PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. IF A
FUNNEL CLOUD IS SPOTTED MOVE INDOORS AND REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
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.
LAT...LON 1848 6659 1849 6655 1847 6649 1830 6649
1830 6698 1849 6698 1848 6692 1849 6679
1847 6674 1847 6670 1848 6670 1850 6662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 240DEG 49KT 1840 6653
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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