Local reports from Leewards,BVI,USVI and Puerto Rico

[Janice]

Thanks Luis for this post. I will watch it carefully. I will be gone tomorrow through Sunday, so I will not be prepared. This is not a good time for us here. We cleaned out our food so nothing would spoil and we do not have our plywood up yet.

[cycloneye]

ROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1130 AM AST TUE AUG 1 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS APPROACHING THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD
ISLANDS...AND HAS NOT STRENGTHENED...

...WATCHES...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS OR LESS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PUERTO RICO SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM UPDATE...
AT 1100 AM AST...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 17.3
NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.3 WEST...OR ABOUT...100 MILES EAST OF
ANTIGUA...OR ABOUT 285 MILES EAST OF ST CROIX OR ABOUT 320 MILES
EAST OF ST THOMAS OR ABOUT 400 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN
JUAN.

THE TROPICAL STORM WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...WITH THIS
GENERAL MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN
AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO
INVESTIGATE THE TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL YIELD A
MORE ACCURATE BASIS FOR ISSUING...WARNINGS IF NECESSARY...FOR THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND OR PUERTO RICO.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER OF CHRIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FORECAST TO REACH AROUND
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL
STORM CHRIS APPROACHES THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. BASED ON THE LATEST
TRACK THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS CLOSE TO ST THOMAS AND ST
JOHN WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WINDS OVER PUERTO RICO ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGER GUSTS ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
ISLAND AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK. CURRENTLY
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
OFFSHORE...BUT INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS ANY
INCREASE IN THE INTENSITY COULD BRING THE STORM CLOSER TO THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
THROUGH THE ANEGADA PASSAGE AND THE ATLANTIC THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY REACH 8 TO 9 FEET AS TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
PASSES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD PLAN TO RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND PLAN TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO
RICO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER OF
THE STORM PASSES JUST NORTHEAST OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
PUERTO RICO ON ITS FORECAST TRACK. RAINFALL TOTALS OF AT LEAST THREE
TO SIX INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES
OF THE ISLAND. RIVERS ACROSS PUERTO RICO COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID
RISES WITH SOME RIVERS EXCEEDING BANKFULL ON WEDNESDAY.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM CHRIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS AND TROPICAL
CYCLONE MARINE ADVISORIES.

...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT (ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS).

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU


THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 2:30 PM AST BY
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.

SNELL/RM

[Noah]

Deleted as a boo boo post.

[cycloneye]

HMM.. So maybe west coast of florida should watch this coming the weekend?

Oh Noah,I think you posted at the wrong thread as this one is for reports from the NE Caribbean islands.

I think you were going to post here.

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... 52&start=0

[storms in NC]

For all of you on the Islands my thoughts and prays are with you and your familys

Debbie in NC

[cycloneye]

TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
300 PM AST TUE AUG 1 2006

...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME...

...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS APPROACHING THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD
ISLANDS...AND HAS NOT STRENGTHENED...
...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36 HOURS OR LESS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM AST...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 17.6
NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.9 WEST...OR ABOUT...65 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
ANTIGUA...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF ST CROIX OR ABOUT 275 MILES
EAST OF ST THOMAS OR ABOUT 355 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN.
THE TROPICAL STORM WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...WITH THIS
GENERAL MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS APPROACHING THE STORM AND WILL
WILL YIELD A MORE ACCURATE BASIS FOR ISSUING...WARNINGS IF
NECESSARY...FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND OR PUERTO RICO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PUERTO RICO SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPACT
FROM CHRIS AT THIS TIME IS HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER OF CHRIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FORECAST TO REACH AROUND
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL
STORM CHRIS APPROACHES THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. BASED ON THE LATEST
TRACK THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS CLOSE TO ST THOMAS AND ST
JOHN WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS OVER PUERTO RICO ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGER GUSTS ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
ISLAND AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK. CURRENTLY
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
OFFSHORE...BUT INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS ANY
INCREASE IN THE INTENSITY OR A MORE WESTWARD TRACK COULD BRING THE
STORM CLOSER TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...AND MORE
SIGNIFICANT STORM EFFECTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTERN FRINGES OF
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND OVER THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY RAINS
ARE LIKELY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM CROSSES NORTHEAST OF THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO ON ITS FORECAST TRACK WITH A RISK OF
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE SURFACE WINDS CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE CENTER
OF THE STORM. RAINFALL TOTALS OF AT LEAST THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ISLAND.
RIVERS ACROSS PUERTO RICO COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES WITH SOME
RIVERS EXCEEDING BANKFULL ON WEDNESDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD PLAN TO RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
PLAN TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND THROUGH THE ANEGADA
PASSAGE AND THE ATLANTIC THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY
REACH 10 TO 13 FEET AS TROPICAL STORM CHRIS PASSES. HIGH SURF
ADVISORIES AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER
TODAY OR THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 PM AST BY
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.


$$

MOJICA

[Noah]

HMM.. So maybe west coast of florida should watch this coming the weekend?

Oh Noah,I think you posted at the wrong thread as this one is for reports from the NE Caribbean islands.

I think you were going to post here.

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... 52&start=0

Oops..i did..sorry//will remove post

[Irina]

hey neighbors.
It's Barbara and I am in Boston dying in this heat wave up here.
Hope CHris dpoesn't cause anyone too much trouble.
I have my spies in St. Maarten reporting in to me on a reghular basis.
Good luck everyone!

MJ. I know what you mean that it's hard to be leaving. I feel like a fish out of water up here. I would rather be home and supervising everything

And who might that be MsBee? LOL Hot as hades here now. Cranked on the central air....checked on your boat too.
Good luck all
irina

[BreinLa]

All my island friends, take care!!!!!!!

[cycloneye]

All my island friends, take care!!!!!!!

Thank you Bre.

[Irina]

All my island friends, take care!!!!!!!

Thank you Bre.

Yes Bre, thank you. The 5:05 special update has Chris at 60 MPH now. Satellite signal on and off. Just had lightning and raining on and off.
got to go now.
irina

[dizzyfish]

Best wishes to our island friends. Thoughts and prayers are with you!

[Janice]

How strong would the winds have to be before shutting down the PR airport?

[bvigal]

...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 PM AST BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO

Luis, have you found this new statement. Home page doesn't show a h.statement in effect now. Do you think that means they are preparing it?

Janice, not sure about the airport. I think maybe a pilot would know.

Hey Barbara, sorry it's so hot in Boston. It's hot here too, today was killer. But I suspect it's going to cool off nicely in a little while.

Hi Irina, good to see "the spy" on here! Stay safe.

Took all day to run the "errands" and talk to some charter, cruise ship, marina friends. Then shopped for a few essentials. - I was out of drinking water and last night cooked the dog some rice, was out of dogfood. Just figures, huh? It was all one the list yesterday, but it didn't go as planned at all. Now have to stow the lose stuff on balcony before dark. And then relax!

[wx247]

I wish all of our friends in the islands the best of luck. Hopefully you will be spared any significant damage. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!!

[Janice]

Thank you so much.....

[cycloneye]

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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
600 PM AST TUE AUG 1 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS STRENGTHENING...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...

...NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES/WARNINGS.
STORM INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION.
WIND IMPACTS.
MARINE IMPACTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS OR LESS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 530 PM AST...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED AT LATITUDE 18.0
NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.1 WEST...OR ABOUT...75 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ANTIGUA...OR ABOUT 225 MILES EAST OF ST CROIX OR ABOUT 250 MILES
EAST OF ST THOMAS OR ABOUT 335 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN.
THE TROPICAL STORM WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...WITH THIS
GENERAL MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PUERTO RICO SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM CHRIS CONTINUES
TO BE THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS AND SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHERN
PART OF THE STORM AND THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE THAT COULD BE EXPERIENCED.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER OF CHRIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT OVER
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FORECAST TO REACH
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL
STORM CHRIS APPROACHES THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. BASED ON THE LATEST
TRACK THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF ST JOHN AND ST
THOMAS AROUND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE RAIN BANDS AROUND THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE STORM IMPACT ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN. WINDS WILL
CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST ONCE THE STORM MOVES WEST NORTHWEST OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS. WINDS OVER PUERTO RICO ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO
NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER GUSTS ALONG
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS BASED ON
THE LATEST TRACK. CURRENTLY SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...BUT RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS ANY INCREASE
IN THE INTENSITY TONIGHT OR A CHANGE TO A MORE WESTWARD TRACK COULD
BRING THE STORM CLOSER TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO
RICO...AND MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM EFFECTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER WESTERN FRINGES
OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND
OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY
RAINS ARE LIKELY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO ON ITS FORECAST TRACK WITH A
RISK OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE WINDS CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND
THE CENTER OF THE STORM. RAINFALL TOTALS OF AT LEAST THREE TO SIX
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ISLAND. RIVERS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES WITH SOME RIVERS EXCEEDING
BANKFULL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD PLAN TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SEAS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
THROUGH THE ANEGADA PASSAGE AND THE ATLANTIC THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND WILL LIKELY REACH 10 TO 13 FEET AS STORM PASSES. HIGH SURF
ADVISORIES AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER
THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 830 PM AST BY
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.


$$

MOJICA

Bvigal,this is the one that informs of the effects.Be safe there Bvigal.And to all the members in the NE caribbean islands the same.

[bvigal]

Aha, here it is! Glad that Raphael is working on this sytem, he's aces in my book!
(Edit remove duplicate posting) Thanks, Luis, you are on the ball!

[bvigal]

WTCA82 TJSJ 020012 CCA
HLSSJU
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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
815 PM AST TUE AUG 1 2006

...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS NEARING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO...

...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND PUERTO RICO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS OR LESS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8:00 PM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH
NORTHEAST OF BARBUDA...OR ABOUT 210 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF ST CROIX
OR ABOUT 215 MILES EAST OF ST THOMAS...OR ABOUT 305 MILES EAST OF
SAN JUAN. CHRIS WAS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...WITH THIS
GENERAL MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PUERTO RICO SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM CHRIS IS
EXPECTED TO BE TORRENTIAL RAINS FROM THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE
STORM. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
AND GREATER MAY ACCOMPANY THESE SQUALLS AND RAINBANDS.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER OF CHRIS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT OVER
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS FORECAST TO REACH
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL
STORM CHRIS APPROACHES THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. BASED ON THE LATEST
TRACK THE STORM CENTER IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF ST JOHN AND ST
THOMAS AROUND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED AS THE RAIN BANDS AROUND THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE STORM IMPACT ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN. WINDS WILL
CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST ONCE THE STORM MOVES WEST NORTHWEST OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS. WINDS OVER PUERTO RICO ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO
NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER GUSTS ALONG
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ISLAND AND IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS BASED ON
THE LATEST TRACK. CURRENTLY SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...BUT RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS ANY INCREASE
IN THE INTENSITY TONIGHT OR A CHANGE TO A MORE WESTWARD TRACK COULD
BRING THE STORM CLOSER TO THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO
RICO...AND MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM EFFECTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER WESTERN FRINGES
OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA AND VIEQUES AND
OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY
RAINS ARE LIKELY AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO ON ITS FORECAST TRACK WITH A
RISK OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE WINDS CHANGE TO THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND
THE CENTER OF THE STORM. RAINFALL TOTALS OF AT LEAST THREE TO SIX
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTERIOR SECTIONS
OF PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE ISLAND. RIVERS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES WITH SOME RIVERS EXCEEDING
BANKFULL ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD PLAN TO REMAIN IN PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SEAS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
THROUGH THE ANEGADA PASSAGE MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
WILL LIKELY REACH 10 TO 13 FEET AS STORM PASSES. HIGH SURF
ADVISORIES AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED LATER
THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 11:30 PM AST
BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN PUERTO
RICO.

$$

SS

[gerrit]

Hopefully the government won't decide to shut the electricity down on the whole island like they did 2 years ago when Jeanne was passing PR.
I was without water and electricity for almost three weeks..