278  
FOCA52 TJSJ 170632  
PFMSJU  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
PRZ001-172000-  
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-SAN JUAN  
18.43N 66.00W ELEV. 9 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 72 86 72 86  
TEMP 73 79 84 86 81 77 75 73 72 79 84 86 81 77 75 73 72 79 84 86 80 76  
DEWPT 68 66 67 67 68 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 68 69  
RH 84 64 57 53 65 76 82 84 87 69 57 53 63 74 79 84 87 72 59 55 67 79  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE  
WIND SPD 14 16 18 18 14 11 10 10 9 12 16 16 14 10 8 6 8 9 14 17 12 8  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW B2 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 50 50 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.25 0.14 0.08 0.19  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C C C C C C S S C C C C C  
HEAT INDEX 81 87 89 84 87 89 84 87 90 83  
MAX HEAT 81 89 88 89 88 90 89  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 70 88 71 87 71 84 71 85  
TEMP 71 79 88 77 72 79 87 77 72 77 84 76 72 78 85 76  
DEWPT 68 68 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 68 69 69 69 68 68 69  
PWIND DIR SE SE S SE SE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 40 30 70 60 60 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C L L C L L C C C C S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
PRZ002-172000-  
ROOSEVELT ROADS NAVAL AIRSTATION-CEIBA PR  
18.25N 65.63W ELEV. 39 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 84 73 84 72 84  
TEMP 74 79 83 84 80 77 75 74 73 78 83 84 80 76 74 73 72 78 82 84 80 76  
DEWPT 68 68 69 70 70 70 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 69  
RH 82 69 63 63 72 79 84 84 84 74 63 61 69 76 84 87 90 76 67 63 72 79  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 19 18 18 16 14 14 14 14 14 16 17 13 13 12 10 10 10 11 13 12 11 10  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 50 50 60 60  
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.31 0.17 0.19 0.36  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C C C C S S S S L L C C C  
HEAT INDEX 86 88 83 86 88 83 86 88 83  
MAX HEAT 88 88 88 87 88 88  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 72 85 72 84 71 84 72 84  
TEMP 73 78 85 77 73 78 84 76 72 77 84 76 73 78 84 76  
DEWPT 69 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 69  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 40 50 50 60 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L C C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
PRZ007-172000-  
MERCEDITA AIRPORT-PONCE PR  
18.02N 66.56W ELEV. 26 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 71 86 70 85  
TEMP 70 78 84 86 81 76 74 72 71 78 84 86 80 76 73 71 70 77 83 85 79 75  
DEWPT 63 64 60 65 65 65 65 65 65 64 63 63 65 66 65 64 63 65 66 66 67 68  
RH 78 62 44 50 58 69 74 79 81 62 49 46 60 71 76 79 78 67 57 53 67 79  
WIND DIR E E E SE E E NE E NE E E SE E E NE NE NE E E SE E E  
WIND SPD 9 13 18 17 14 8 6 5 5 8 16 17 13 9 5 3 4 9 12 11 9 6  
WIND GUST 31 28 25 26 29  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC FW SC CL CL SC SC CL CL CL FW FW CL CL B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 20 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.06 0.01 0.04 0.11  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S C S C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 84 88 83 85 87 82 85 87 82  
MAX HEAT 88 87 87 87 87 87  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 69 85 69 84 68 84 68 85  
TEMP 70 77 85 75 70 76 84 74 69 76 84 74 69 76 85 74  
DEWPT 67 67 66 67 65 63 65 67 66 66 68 68 66 65 68 69  
PWIND DIR E SE E SE NE E NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 50 50 60 60 70 70 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S L L L L L L L C C  
TSTMS S S S S S S S  
 

 
PRZ008-172000-  
RAFAEL HERNANDEZ AIRPORT-AGUADILLA PR  
18.50N 67.13W ELEV. 237 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 84 71 84 70 83  
TEMP 70 77 82 84 79 76 73 72 71 77 82 84 79 75 73 71 70 76 81 83 78 74  
DEWPT 64 67 67 69 70 70 68 68 66 68 69 70 71 71 68 67 65 67 69 71 71 71  
RH 81 71 61 61 74 82 84 87 84 74 65 63 77 87 84 87 84 74 67 67 79 90  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E S  
WIND SPD 13 17 13 19 18 14 16 13 12 13 10 16 12 8 8 8 6 6 4 8 6 4  
CLOUDS CL SC SC SC FW FW SC CL CL SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL SC SC OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.23 0.01 0.61  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S S C C S S S S L L L  
HEAT INDEX 85 88 82 86 88 82 84 87  
MAX HEAT 88 87 88 88 87 87  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 69 83 69 82 70 81 70 82  
TEMP 70 76 83 74 70 75 82 74 71 75 81 74 71 76 82 74  
DEWPT 67 67 71 70 69 68 71 70 68 68 71 70 68 68 70 70  
PWIND DIR SE S S SW E NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 60 50 20 50 40 40 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C S S C C C C C C C C C C  
 

 
PRZ010-172000-  
EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTO AIRPORT-MAYAGUEZ PR  
18.27N 67.15W ELEV. 28 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 69 90 67 89  
TEMP 68 79 87 90 83 77 73 70 69 79 87 90 82 75 71 69 67 78 86 89 82 76  
DEWPT 66 67 68 68 69 69 68 68 67 67 69 70 70 70 68 67 66 67 70 71 71 70  
RH 93 67 53 49 63 76 84 93 93 67 55 52 67 84 90 93 97 69 59 56 69 82  
WIND DIR E E E E SE E E E E E E SE SW E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 2 3 3 4 6 6 4 4 2 8 4 6 8 6 4 4 3 2 5 8  
CLOUDS CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL B2 B2 FW FW CL CL SC SC B2 B2 SC  
POP 12HR 20 0 60 10 50  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.43 0.01 0.22  
RAIN SHWRS S C L S S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 91 94 86 81 91 96 86 91 95 86  
MAX HEAT 94 93 81 96 94 95 94  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 68 89 69 86 68 87 68 88  
TEMP 69 78 89 76 70 77 86 74 69 77 87 75 69 78 88 75  
DEWPT 68 68 71 70 68 69 72 70 68 69 72 70 68 68 71 70  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S E NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 40 20 50 40 60 50 70  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C C C L L C C L L  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
VIZ001-172000-  
CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT-ST THOMAS USVI  
18.33N 64.97W ELEV. 23 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 76 86 76 86  
TEMP 76 81 85 86 83 80 78 77 76 81 85 86 83 80 78 77 76 81 85 86 83 80  
DEWPT 68 68 69 70 70 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70  
RH 76 65 59 59 65 74 76 76 79 69 59 57 65 72 76 79 82 69 61 59 65 72  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 25 23 21 20 20 21 23 20 20 19 19 18 17 16 17 17 16 17 17 16 16 14  
WIND GUST 36 33 32  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 40 40 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.08  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C S C C S C S S S C C S S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 84 89 91 87 83 84 89 90 86 82 84 89 91 86 83  
MAX HEAT 84 91 90 84 90 90 84 91 90  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 76 86 76 86 76 85 76 85  
TEMP 77 81 86 80 77 81 86 80 77 80 85 79 77 80 85 79  
DEWPT 70 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 70 70  
PWIND DIR E SE S S SE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 40 40 40 60 60 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C L L C C C C C  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
VIZ002-172000-  
HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT-ST CROIX USVI  
17.70N 64.80W ELEV. 74 FT  
232 AM AST TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
AST 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 85 72 85 72 85  
TEMP 73 79 83 85 80 77 74 73 72 78 83 85 80 77 74 73 72 78 83 85 80 77  
DEWPT 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 68 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 69 69  
RH 84 69 63 59 69 79 87 87 87 71 61 59 67 76 84 87 90 74 65 61 69 76  
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 23 20 20 18 18 18 19 19 18 18 17 19 16 14 14 14 14 16 17 14 13 12  
WIND GUST 33  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 20 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.13 0.06 0.09 0.12  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C S C S S S S S S S S C C C C C  
HEAT INDEX 87 89 83 86 89 83 87 89 83  
MAX HEAT 89 88 89 88 89 88  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
AST 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 72 85 72 85 71 85 71 85  
TEMP 73 78 85 77 73 78 85 76 72 78 85 76 72 78 85 76  
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 70 70 70  
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE E NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S C C C C C S C C C  
 

 
 
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