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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
229 PM AST Sun Aug 3 2025

PRZ005-006-008>010-031930-
Northwest PR-North Central PR-Mayaguez and Vicinity PR-
Central Interior PR-Western Interior PR-
229 PM AST Sun Aug 3 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL LARES...FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN MOROVIS...NORTHERN SAN SEBASTIAN...ARECIBO...ISABELA...
MOCA...QUEBRADILLAS...WESTERN VEGA BAJA...CAMUY...BARCELONETA...
NORTHEASTERN CIALES...HATILLO...MANATI...NORTHERN AGUADA AND
AGUADILLA MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 330 PM AST...

At 227 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over
Aguadilla, Hatillo, and Barceloneta, moving west at 15 mphand
affecting north-central to northwest PR.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Arecibo, Aguadilla, Aguada, Moca, Camuy, Quebradillas, Isabela,
Florida, Manati, Barceloneta, Hatillo, Vega Baja, Pajonal, Aceitunas,
Caban, La Alianza, Coto Norte, Rafael Capo, San Antonio, and
Bajadero.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 1848 6692 1849 6679 1847 6674 1850 6662
      1847 6645 1849 6643 1836 6643 1835 6722
      1838 6721 1842 6716 1849 6717 1851 6714
      1852 6704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 079DEG 16KT 1840 6681

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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MRR