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WWCA82 TJSJ 121848
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
248 PM AST FRI OCT 12 2018
VIZ001-122015-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN.. AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-
248 PM AST FRI OCT 12 2018
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SAINT JOHN AND SAINT THOMAS
ISLANDS...
AT 244 PM AST, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER ST JOHN AND
THE SURROUNDING WATERS. THE STORM WERE MOVING NORTHWEST AROUND 15
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST JOHN, CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST, CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST, CHARLOTTE
AMALIE, ANNA'S RETREAT AND CRUZ BAY.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE
STORM, AND WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. MUDSLIDES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR THE COASTAL SHORELINES, GET OUT OF THE WATER
AND MOVE INDOORS. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 1830 6470 1832 6485 1830 6482 1829 6482
1832 6487 1828 6489 1827 6489 1834 6493
1833 6493 1831 6496 1836 6506 1840 6497
1836 6493 1841 6491 1837 6492 1836 6484
1833 6484 1837 6475 1833 6465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 240DEG 0KT 1833 6478
RAM/DS/ERG
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