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FLCA42 TJSJ 170911
HWOSJU
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
511 AM AST TUE SEP 17 2019
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
511 AM AST TUE SEP 17 2019
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO.
FLOODING
HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING.
WIND
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH/17 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN AND MONA PASSAGE. AC
WAVES
CHOPPY/ROUGH SEAS UP TO 10 FEET EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC WATERS, ELSEWHERE SEAS UP TO 9 ACROSS THE LOCAL
AND OUTER WATERS.
RIP CURRENTS
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NORTHERN
BEACHES OF PUERTO RICO, NORTHWEST BEACH OF VIEQUES AND THE NORTHERN
BEACHES OF CULEBRA.
HEAT
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL
HEAT INDICES OF 102 TO 107 DEGREES ACROSS THE COASTAL AND LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
SEAS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LOCAL PASSAGES THROUGH THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS, THERE WILL
ALSO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SEVERAL OF THE LOCAL
BEACHES. A DRY SAHARAN AIR MASS WILL HOLD OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND LIMIT SHOWERS DEVELOPMENT. ON THURSDAY MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS, AND INCREASE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS, FLOODING, AND RIP
CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN.
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ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
511 AM AST TUE SEP 17 2019
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH/17 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS.
WAVES
CHOPPY/ROUGH SEAS UP TO 7 FEET EXPECTED ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
AND OUTER ATLANTIC WATERS.
RIP CURRENTS
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE NORTHERN
BEACHES OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
HEAT
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL RESULT IN ABOVE
NORMAL HEAT INDICES OF 102 TO 107.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
SEAS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LOCAL PASSAGES THROUGH THE END
OF THE WORK WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE HAZARDOUS SEAS, THERE WILL
ALSO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR SEVERAL OF THE LOCAL
BEACHES. A DRY SAHARAN AIR MASS WILL HOLD OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND LIMIT SHOWERS DEVELOPMENT. ON THURSDAY MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN WATERS, AND INCREASE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS, FLOODING , AND RIP
CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN.
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