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HWOSJU
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
919 AM AST WED SEP 19 2018
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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-
919 AM AST WED SEP 19 2018
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
WESTERN PUERTO RICO.
FLOODING
HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING.
WIND
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PUERTO RICO.
RIP CURRENTS
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BEACHES OF THE ISLANDS.
HEAT
HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 100-105 DEGREES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL SUPPRESS AFTERNOON CONVECTION
ACROSS MOST OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN AND
INTERIOR AREAS OF PUERTO RICO. SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN
AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AS A RESULT OF LOCAL AND DIURNAL
EFFECTS. A DRY SAHARAN AIR MASS WILL FILTER IN FROM THE EAST ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND CAUSE HAZY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE
IS EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY THUS AN INCREASE IN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED. MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE AREA.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT 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-
919 AM AST WED SEP 19 2018
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR
THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTHERN BEACHES OF ST. CROIX.
HEAT
HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 100-103 DEGREES IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE ISLANDS.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SUPPRESS AFTERNOON CONVECTION
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY. A DRY SAHARAN AIR MASS
WILL FILTER IN FROM THE EAST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND CAUSE HAZY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE SUNDAY
AND EARLY MONDAY THUS AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED. MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WIDESPREAD SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RIP CURRENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN.
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