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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
146 PM AST THU AUG 6 2026
PRZ008>010-061830-
NORTHWEST PR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY PR-WESTERN INTERIOR PR-
146 PM AST THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MUNICIPALITIES OF WESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGH 230 PM AST...
AT 145 PM AST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LAS MARIAS, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SMALL HAIL
AND FUNNEL CLOUD FORMATION ARE POSSIBLE.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AGUADILLA, AGUADA, RINCON, MOCA, LAS MARIAS, MAYAGUEZ, ANASCO, SAN
SEBASTIAN, LA PLAYA, HATO ARRIBA, CABAN, LUYANDO, STELLA, AND ESPINO.
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.
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 1830 6695 1819 6714 1819 6715 1822 6717
1828 6719 1830 6724 1836 6727 1839 6720
1842 6716 1848 6716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 117DEG 10KT 1832 6715
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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