NOEL Aftermath

[RL3AO]

[mitchell]

JB gave this one the "citizen's upgrade" to TD due to sustained 35kt. winds reported near PR.

[fci]

JB gave this one the "citizen's upgrade" to TD due to sustained 35kt. winds reported near PR.

OH NO!!!!
What WILL we do?????
A "citizen's upgrade"!!!!!
Head for the hills!!!!!!


What is a "citizen's upgrade"?

[mitchell]

What is a "citizen's upgrade"?

No idea...his words from noontime blog...not mine!

[cycloneye]

[b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
202 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

PRC009-035-041-057-085-109-129-151-262200-
202 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
THE FOLLOWING

MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
CIDRA...CAYEY...AIBONITO...SAN LORENZO...LAS PIEDRAS...
PATILLAS...GUAYAMA AND YABUCOA

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 202 PM AST...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING
ACROSS OR TOWARDS THESE AREAS. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HOURLY RAINFALL
ESTIMATED ARE BETWEEN AND INCH TO TWO INCHES IN ISOLATED AREAS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA AT LEAST THROUGH 600 PM.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. ALSO...DUE TO THE ALREADY
SATURATED TERRAIN MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.

LAT...LON 1809 6623 1816 6624 1816 6610 1812 6606
1816 6600 1816 6585 1806 6589 1804 6596
1807 6597 1803 6602
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 180DEG 0KT 1812 6604

$$
RAM][/b]

[HURAKAN]

JB gave this one the "citizen's upgrade" to TD due to sustained 35kt. winds reported near PR.

OH NO!!!!
What WILL we do?????
A "citizen's upgrade"!!!!!
Head for the hills!!!!!!


What is a "citizen's upgrade"?

Isn't that when you go from Medicaid to Medicare!!!

[cycloneye]

Is not over by any means as some squally lines of showers and thunderstorms are moving thru.I will report about the data from those squalls later.

[caribepr]

No blue skies left here. Drizzly rain and grey, much more what I thought we'd be seeing hours ago. I can hear thunder in the distance but I haven't seen the lightning.The dogs are curled up on the floor, I'm going to curl up on the couch, with a blanket - hey, it's below 80, I'm cold!


10 minutes or so later update: It is raining hard right now, with the thunder closer. House is all closed up so I can't see anything for now.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

PRC029-031-037-053-063-069-077-087-089-103-119-127-139-262230-
400 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
THE FOLLOWING

MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
JUNCOS...GURABO...TRUJILLO ALTO...LUQUILLO...NAGUABO...CEIBA...
CANOVANAS...FAJARDO...CAROLINA...HUMACAO...SAN JUAN...LOIZA AND
RIO GRANDE

* UNTIL 630 PM AST

* AT 400 PM AST DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF
PUERTO RICO. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE AFFECTING MOST OF THE
NORTHEAST...EAST AND EASTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND WITHIN
THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES. SO FAR...ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER
SOME AREAS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
RANGED FROM A QUARTER TO HALF OF AN INCH.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
ISOLATED SPOTS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS
FALLEN DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WHERE THE SOIL IS NEAR OR
AT SATURATION.

LAT...LON 1827 6583 1824 6586 1825 6598 1835 6607
1848 6605 1848 6582 1841 6570 1843 6556
1826 6556 1814 6578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 180DEG 0KT 1830 6580

$$

OB/BS
I am getting a line of heavy shower/pretty strong winds (Between 20-30 mph).

[msbee]

No blue skies left here. Drizzly rain and grey, much more what I thought we'd be seeing hours ago. I can hear thunder in the distance but I haven't seen the lightning.The dogs are curled up on the floor, I'm going to curl up on the couch, with a blanket - hey, it's below 80, I'm cold!


10 minutes or so later update: It is raining hard right now, with the thunder closer. House is all closed up so I can't see anything for now.

MJ, I am cold too...been cold all day, under the blanket, and haven't left the house
stay dry!

[bvigal]

Bastardi? Huh? (wrong thread)

Report from BVI

Hi MJ, Barbara, Luis, Knotimp'd, Jimsot, Fego, Gusty, and any other neighbor I failed to greet!! MJ I hope your friends didn't leave today for the Catfight, what a miserable trip if they did!

The blue skies disappeared before lunchtime and haven't been back. We've had some bang-up squalls this afternoon, in between it's cold and quiet with menacing grey and dark-blue clouds which are beautiful in their own way. I shut up the windows tight (from the 1/2 inch crack that was still letting water in) and turned on the little dehumidifier. Even with it blowing hot air all day, I'm STILL cold!!

My cistern is loving this! The landlady was worried about the drought, because her builder told her the structural integrity of this 2-story concrete block building depends upon plenty of water in the cistern. Yikes! We already ran out once and had to switch to the dirty 6" pre-cistern under the porch.

Seriously, this morning I called someone who didn't come to work because her house was "leaking". I feel so sorry for her, she's been mopping all day.

Just pulled up the last 12 hrs ship reports, and it's still rocking out there in the offshore Atlantic - big wind gusts, big waves, lot of energy. Looking to north in Atlantic from my house, the water is choppy, confused, with mixed swell. Not a good day for sunshine sailors. Everyone wanting to know if Foxy's Catfight and the North Sound race is on for tomorrow. Is this going to stop any time soon? I don't think so! More rain tonight, and probably tomorrow, too.

St Thomas (King) 18.33N 64.98W 10/26/2007 18:53 E (90 degrees) at 9 kt 1007.8 mb 75.9°F 73.9°F 94%
Christiansted 17.70N 64.80W 10/26/2007 18:53 ESE (110 degrees) at 15 kt 1007.8 mb 82.0°F 73.9°F 77%
Beef Island BVI 18.45N 64.53W 10/26/2007 19:00 ESE (110 degrees) at 16 kt 1008.5 mb 80.6°F 73.4°F 79%

[cycloneye]

This afternoons Area Forecast Discussion of the San Juan NWS does not have good news in terms of good weather for most of the weekend for the NE Caribbean in general so lets continue to watch what unfolds in the next couple of days in your areas.


000
FXCA62 TJSJ 262128
AFDSJU

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
528 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...A 1006 MB LOW CENTERED JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE MONA
PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST
AND PASS SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. ASSOCIATED
BANDS OF CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE LOCAL ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
ADDITIONAL ACTIVE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AS A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE TROUGH LIFTS
NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FA DURING THAT TIME AND DRAGS
ADDITIONAL...DEEP LAYERED TROPICAL MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER THE
LESSER ANTILLES...ACROSS THE LOCAL ISLANDS. UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS
SHOULD REMAIN AT LEAST MARGINALLY FAVORABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD TO
AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL...MUDSLIDE AND FLASH AND RIVER FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL
REMAIN HIGH...AT LEAST INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM TONIGHT FOR
MUCH OF THE FA. ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LOCAL WEATHER CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ALSO...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COASTS
OF CULEBRA AND PUERTO RICO UNTIL 1100 PM.
&&

.AVIATION...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT TNCM...TKPK...TJSJ...TIST AND TISX AS WELL AS TJPS THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS TJMZ AND
TJBQ. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL
AIRPORTS...PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS OF
20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOW CLOUDS AND HEAVY SHOWERS WILL OBSCURE THE EAST
SECTIONS AND MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF THE CORDILLERA CENTRAL DURING THE
EVENING HOURS AS OCCASIONAL RAINBANDS MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS.
DURING THE AFTERNOON PILOTS REPORTED AREAS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE
ICING AND TURBULENCE...BUT THIS WAS MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AREAS OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SPREADING ACROSS THE EAST SECTIONS OF
THE LOCAL FLYING AREA.

&&

.MARINE...EXPECT MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS...ROUGH SEAS AND ACTIVE
WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS FOR TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. ACTIVE WEATHER AND ROUGH SEAS SHOULD REMAIN A PROBLEM
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BUT WIND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE LOCAL
ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN
WATERS FOR TONIGHT AND THERE IS A PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS OF WESTERN PUERTO RICO FOR TONIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 75 86 76 86 / 80 90 70 50
STT 74 86 75 86 / 70 70 70 50

&&

.SJU WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL
INTERIOR-CULEBRA-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-
PONCE AND VICINITY-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-SOUTHEAST-VIEQUES-
WESTERN INTERIOR.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR CULEBRA-
NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST-SAN JUAN AND VICINITY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ710...720 AND 740.

VI...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR ST CROIX...
ST THOMAS...ST JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AMZ710 AND 720.

[cycloneye]

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
547 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

PRC009-015-025-035-041-045-057-069-077-085-095-109-123-129-151-
270045-
547 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED
THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
THE FOLLOWING

MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
CAGUAS...CIDRA...CAYEY...COMERIO...AIBONITO...JUNCOS...SAN
LORENZO...LAS PIEDRAS...ARROYO...PATILLAS...MAUNABO...GUAYAMA...
HUMACAO...SALINAS AND YABUCOA

* UNTIL 845 PM AST

* AT 547 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL STREAMING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO THAT EXTENDED
SOUTH EASTWARD OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS SOUTH OF SAINT CROIX.

BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER
ISOLATED AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PUERTO RICO THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND
ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THIS AREA OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 845 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

ALSO...MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS
FALLEN DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WHERE THE SOIL IS NEAR OR
AT SATURATION.

LAT...LON 1796 6626 1822 6622 1821 6582 1814 6581
1812 6572 1799 6588 1795 6598 1793 6618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 180DEG 0KT 1805 6568

$$

SR

IMO,this is becoming dangerous as mudslides and massive flooding will occur if all that rain that is downstream enters SE Puerto Rico.

[cycloneye]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
VIC010-270115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0008.071026T2215Z-071027T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
615 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING ISLAND

IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
SAINT CROIX

* UNTIL 915 PM AST

* AT 608 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING OVER SAINT CROIX...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL SAINT CROIX

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. HOMES IN THE AREA HAVE BEGUN FLOODING
FROM THE FOUR INCHES THAT HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1767 6471 1764 6473 1764 6490 1766 6492
1779 6490 1779 6465 1768 6465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 139DEG 12KT 1771 6479

$$

SNELL
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC015-069-085-095-109-129-151-270215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.071026T2210Z-071027T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
610 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
SAN LORENZO
LAS PIEDRAS
ARROYO
PATILLAS
MAUNABO
HUMACAO
YABUCOA

* UNTIL 1015 PM AST

* AT 608 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM AN EXTENSIVE BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ONSHORE OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
YABUCOA...MARTORELL AND ROSA SANCHEZ AND ALL AREAS ALONG THE RIO
GUAYANES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. THIS EVENT WILL LAST LONGER AND FLOOD
WATERS WILL BE DEEPER THAN THE USUAL FLOOD EVENTS EXPERIENCED IN
THIS AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1814 6576 1801 6583 1797 6607 1810 6608
1815 6597 1816 6591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 320DEG 20KT 1805 6593

$$

SNELL

[Vortex]

Stay Safe as those VI and PR look to be in for tremendous rainfall amounts the remainder of tonight. I have a feeling this system will have quite a legacy when all is said and done from the NE Carribean west to Florida....

[cycloneye]

The flash flood warnings continue to be issued.As I said earlier,this is becoming dangerous in the SE part of Puerto Rico.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC009-019-025-035-041-043-057-123-270330-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0010.071026T2323Z-071027T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
723 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
CAGUAS
CIDRA
COAMO
CAYEY
AIBONITO
BARRANQUITAS
GUAYAMA
SALINAS

* UNTIL 1130 PM AST

* AT 719 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT TWO
HIGHWAYS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. HIGHWAY 171 FROM CIDRA TO CAYEY WAS
CLOSED DUE TO RISING WATER FROM A TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA.
AND HIGHWAY 742 WAS CLOSED DUE TO A MUDSLIDE AT KILOMETER 1.3. THE
STORMS IN THIS BAND OF RAIN ARE MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GUAYAMA...OLIMPO...JOBOS...CAYEY...COQUI...VAZQUEZ...COCO...
AIBONITO...SALINAS AND BARRANQUITAS.

AS HEAVIER RAINS MOVE INTO THESE AREAS THE DANGER OF MUDSLIDES WILL
INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. MANY RIVERS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AS THIS EVENT UNFOLDS THIS
EVENING. CONSIDERABLE RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN EAST OF THE AREA FROM
YABUCOA TO PATILLAS AND ARROYO.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS
AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1819 6635 1816 6609 1795 6608 1797 6633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 099DEG 25KT 1805 6600

$$

SNELL

[gerrit]

Lots of rain here in Juncos. It's cold too - I am wearing a shirt!

[cycloneye]

Flooding is reported:

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
802 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

PRC015-069-085-095-109-129-151-270215-
/O.CON.TJSJ.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071027T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-PATILLAS PR-MAUNABO PR-
HUMACAO PR-YABUCOA PR-
802 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM AST FOR
YABUCOA...HUMACAO...MAUNABO...PATILLAS...ARROYO...LAS PIEDRAS AND SAN
LORENZO MUNICIPALITIES...

AT 759 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING OR
IMMINENT FLOODING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. IN BARRIO CALABASA...IN
THE ENTRANCE TO THE TOWN OF YABUCOA...AT THE INTERSECTION OF 182 AND
HIGHWAY 3 AND IN GUAYABOTA. ALSO AT THE POINT OF FLOODING IS THE
QUEBRADA IN CAMINO NUEVO AND HIGHWAY 901 AND THE MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY
AND CALLE EL FUEGO.

IN NAGUABO AREAS IN DANGER OF FLOODING OR ALREADY FLOODING ARE
HIGHWAY 31 IN SECTOR LA PITINA AND HIGHWAY 973.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 1814 6576 1801 6583 1797 6607 1810 6608
1815 6597 1816 6591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 320DEG 20KT 1757 6551

$$

SNELL

[gerrit]

I'm not going anywhere tonight. No flooding up here in the mountains but mud slides can be anywhere.

It's not over yet: San Juan Radar (loop)

[cycloneye]

And here is another flash flood warning:

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC147-270300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0011.071027T0006Z-071027T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
806 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

IN PUERTO RICO
VIEQUES

* UNTIL 1100 PM AST

* AT 802 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES...AND INTERMITTENT HEAVY
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES
THROUGH AT LEAST 1100 PM AST.

OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...OVER TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS
ACCUMULATED IN A RAWS SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES...AND
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL UPSTREAM OF THE ISLAND...AN ADDITION ONE
TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM AST.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ESPERANZA

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS...ROADS AND ANY LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ISLAND OF
VIEQUES. ADDITIONALLY...MUDSLIDES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP
TERRAIN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1809 6531 1807 6534 1806 6561 1815 6559
1818 6526 1815 6524 1809 6524
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 180DEG 0KT 1798 6516

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SR

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