Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
524 FLCA42 TJSJ 040821 HWOSJU Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service San Juan PR 421 AM AST Sat Jan 4 2025 AMZ711>745-PRZ001>013-051000- San Juan and Vicinity-Northeast-Southeast-Eastern Interior- North Central-Central Interior-Ponce and Vicinity-Northwest- Western Interior-Mayaguez and Vicinity-Southwest-Culebra-Vieques- The nearshore and off shore Atlantic and Caribbean Coastal Waters- 421 AM AST Sat Jan 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Puerto Rico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight .Lightning...Isolated thunderstorms are possible Be aware of thunderstorms in your area and be prepared to take shelter. .Excessive Rainfall...Flooding of urban areas, roads, small streams, and washes. Isolated flash floods are possible. .Wind...Breezy conditions. Unsecured items could blow around. .Marine Conditions...Seas equal or greater than 7 feet across the Atlantic waters and local Caribbean passages. Hazardous conditions for small craft. .Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone, particularly along the coast from Mayaguez in the west across northern Puerto Rico to Humacao in the east and Culebra. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Unsettled weather conditions will continue on Sunday due to the proximity of a frontal boundary, increasing risk of excessive rainfall. A long-period northeasterly swell will promote hazardous marine and coastal conditions throughout the weekend, maintaining hazardous seas and a high risk of rip currents. Pulses of a northwesterly swell will extend these hazardous and life- threatening conditions early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is encouraged. Please relay any information about flooding, winds, waves, and rip currents to the National Weather Service in San Juan. $$ AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-051000- St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix- Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters- 421 AM AST Sat Jan 4 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of USVI. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight .Lightning...Isolated thunderstorms are possible Be aware of thunderstorms in your area and be prepared to take shelter. .Excessive Rainfall...Ponding of water in roads and poorly drained areas. Urban and small streams flooding is possible. .Wind...Breezy conditions. Unsecured items could blow around. .Marine Conditions...Seas equal or greater than 7 feet across the Atlantic waters and local Caribbean passages. Hazardous conditions for small craft. .Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf zone, particularly in Saint Thomas and Saint Croix. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Unsettled weather conditions will continue on Sunday due to the proximity of a frontal boundary, increasing risk of excessive rainfall. A long-period northeasterly swell will promote hazardous marine and coastal conditions throughout the weekend, maintaining hazardous seas and a high risk of rip currents. Pulses of a northwesterly swell will extend these hazardous and life- threatening conditions early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is encouraged. Please relay any information about flooding, winds, waves, and rip currents to the National Weather Service in San Juan. $$