FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 755 AM AST THU SEP 5 2013 PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-060030- /O.COR.TJSJ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130906T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES AND/OR ISLANDS OF...SAN JUAN... CAROLINA...FAJARDO...HUMACAO...GUAYAMA...ARROYO...YABUCOA... SALINAS...COCO...CAGUAS...ARECIBO...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...COAMO... COROZAL...AIBONITO...VILLALBA...JAYUYA...PONCE...AGUADILLA... ISABELA...HATILLO...QUEBRADILLAS...UTUADO...SABANA GRANDE...LARES... ADJUNTAS...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...AGUADA...LUYANDO...CABO ROJO... LAJAS...CULEBRA...ESPERANZA...ANNA`S RETREAT...CHARLOTTE AMALIE... CHARLOTTE AMALIE EAST...CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST...CRUZ BAY... CHRISTIANSTED...FREDERIKSTED...FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST...GROVE PLACE 755 AM AST THU SEP 5 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. * THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA IS MOVING NORTHWEST AND WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING AND ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE LATER TODAY. AFTER GABRIELLE PASSES...A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FOCUSING MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST PUERTO RICO THAT WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A TWO DAY OR SO RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED... AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:22:30 +0000
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