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AMZ725 Coastal Waters Of Southern Usvi Vieques And Eastern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm- 929 Am Ast Wed Mar 8 2023
Rest of today - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds. Isolated showers.Tonight - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. Isolated showers.Thursday - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas around 5 feet. Dominant period 10 seconds. Numerous showers.Thursday night - North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds. Scattered showers.Friday - North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 11 seconds. Isolated showers.Saturday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 12 seconds. Isolated showers.Sunday - South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant period 12 seconds.

AMZ700 349 Am Ast Wed May 8 2024
Synopsis for puerto rico and the uS. Virgin islands waters - . The subtropical surface high-pressure north of the islands extending from the western to central atlantic promotes light to moderate east to northeast winds through Friday. Winds will then turn from the east to east-southeast from the weekend into early next week as the high pressure moves further eastward into the atlantic. Pulses of northeasterly swell will spread across the atlantic waters and caribbean passages through the weekend. Unstable weather conditions will promote strong Thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening.

FXCA62 TJSJ 080839 AFDSJU

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Juan PR 439 AM AST Wed May 8 2024

SYNOPSIS

The continuation of a wet and unstable weather pattern will maintain the risk of flooding between elevated and significant across the islands through this evening and may extend into Thursday evening. It's crucial to stay informed and take necessary precautions during this time. Although a mid- to upper-level ridge will slowly build across the Northeast Caribbean, afternoon convection will develop daily from Friday onward, mainly across the interior and western PR and downwind from the USVI. A drier air mass with possible African dust particles will arrive by the weekend and may extend into next week.

Pulses of northeasterly swells propagating across the Atlantic Ocean will promote a moderate risk of observing strong rip currents along the north and east-facing beaches of PR and the US Virgin Islands throughout the week.

SHORT TERM
Today through Friday...

During the overnight period, doppler radar indicated showers and isolated thunderstorms affecting the local waters and eastern Puerto Rico, where approximately 2 to 3 inches of additional rainfall fell.
A Flood Advisory was issued for municipalities such as Fajardo, Loiza, Luquillo, and Rio Grande. The Flood Warnings for area rivers (Rio Grande de Manati, Rio Grande de Arecibo, Rio Cibuco, and Rio De La Plata en Toa Alta) continue in effect throughout this morning because sensors reports indicated the rivers are receding but still elevated.

The forecast remains on track. A high pressure moving eastward across the central Atlantic will maintain light to moderate easterly winds at the surface through Thursday, while an upper-level trough swing across the area. Above-normal precipitable water values, ranging from 2.0 to 2.2 inches, accompanied by an upper-level trough moving from the west and below-normal mid-level temperatures (around -8 degrees Celsius) will maintain instability across the area, elevated risk of thunderstorms and an elevated to significant risk of flooding today and Thursday. As a result, a wet and unstable pattern is expected to persist through late tonight and may extend into Thursday afternoon based on the latest guidance. At this time, even though precipitable water values should start to return to near normal, models are still showing and keeping some decent rain accumulations for Thursday afternoon. Given the current situation of saturated soils and significantly elevated river streamflows, additional flooding and sudden mudslides cannot be ruled out of the forecast tomorrow. Any additional moderate to locally heavy rain poses a risk of dangerous flooding, including sudden mudslides and landslides in steep terrain areas. Additionally, thunderstorms may produce strong winds capable of causing tree falls, power line disruptions, and movement of unsecured objects. Therefore, residents and visitors are encouraged to stay weather-aware and informed about these potential hazards and closely monitor the forecast for any updates.

By Friday, the high pressure moves further east into the Atlantic, changing our surface wind flow to a more southerly/southeasterly one. Model guidance suggests a mid-to-upper-level ridge building across the area, temperatures aloft warm up a bit, and precipitable water values drop to near-normal levels potentially bringing relief from the current weather conditions. Any strong afternoon convection that develops across the interior and western sector of Puerto Rico should be by local effects and sea breeze fluctuations. Under this pattern, a warming trend will be likely with heat indices between 100-107 Fahrenheit or even higher, especially during the daily maximum heating, across the USVI and PR's urban and coastal areas.
In summary, more stable conditions are anticipated by the end of the week, but warmer temperatures and heat indices are very likely.

LONG TERM
Saturday through Wednesday

Model guidance still suggests a mid- to upper-level ridge trying to build over the Northeast Caribbean from Saturday onward, promoting stable conditions and potentially bringing relief from the current weather conditions.

Model guidance also suggests a return to the climatological moisture values over the region, with the advection of occasional patches of enhanced moisture. Additionally, we are more likely to observe variable weather conditions with a mixture of sunshine/clear skies and clouds daily. Also, the NASA aerosol optical thickness (AOT) guidance one more time suggests the arrival of an air mass with possible African dust particles by the upcoming weekend, which may extend into next week. Meanwhile, intense heating, local effects, and sea breeze fluctuations each day will drive strong afternoon convection. Furthermore, the above-normal warmer sea surface temperature will also enhance the typical nighttime warm air convection. These frequent nighttime showers could affect the windward sections and local waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Combining high moisture content with the typical upper 80s to low 90s maximum air temperatures will result in heat indices between 100-107 Fahrenheit or even higher, especially during the daily maximum heating, across the USVI and PR's urban and coastal areas where no significant rain is observed. 

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)

Mainly VFR conditions expected the rest of the overnight period.
However, SHRA/TSRA developing across the local waters may cause -RA/VCSH across the area terminals. The potential for VCTS and showers are expected to increase around 16/18Z across all sites.
Tempo MVFR to brief IFR conds are possible btw 08/16z-22z at TJPS/TJSJ.

MARINE

The subtropical surface high-pressure north of the islands extending from the Western to Central Atlantic promotes light to moderate east to northeast winds through Friday. Winds will then turn from the east to east-southeast from the weekend into early next week. Pulses of northeasterly swell will spread across the Atlantic waters and Caribbean Passages through the weekend.
Unstable weather conditions will promote strong thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening.

BEACH FORECAST

Expect increasing seas of 4 to 5 feet across most of the local beaches in the Atlantic, mainly from the northeast, at 6 to 11 seconds. Seas will then increase at 4 to 6 feet with a wave period of 11-12 seconds, mainly from the northeast later this evening.
Therefore, we expect a moderate risk of strong rip currents from today to Friday across the north and east-facing beaches in the north and east-facing beaches in PR/USVI. Across the Caribbean, seas will range around 2 feet from the east to southeast at 6 to 8 seconds.

SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PR...None.
VI...None.
AM...None.

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Puerto Ferro
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Wed -- 03:49 AM AST     0.80 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:32 AM AST     0.81 feet High Tide
Wed -- 05:51 AM AST     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:01 AM AST     Moonrise
Wed -- 02:37 PM AST     -0.28 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:45 PM AST     Sunset
Wed -- 07:33 PM AST     Moonset
Wed -- 09:43 PM AST     1.04 feet High Tide
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Wed -- 01:44 AM AST     -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 05:15 AM AST     -1.09 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 05:51 AM AST     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:01 AM AST     Moonrise
Wed -- 09:06 AM AST     0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 11:37 AM AST     0.52 knots Max Flood
Wed -- 02:22 PM AST     -0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 05:05 PM AST     -0.50 knots Max Ebb
Wed -- 06:46 PM AST     Sunset
Wed -- 07:34 PM AST     Moonset
Wed -- 07:36 PM AST     0.00 knots Slack
Wed -- 11:15 PM AST     0.97 knots Max Flood
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