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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR

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FLCA42 TJSJ 170844
HWOSJU

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Juan PR
444 AM AST Wed Apr 17 2024

AMZ711>745-PRZ001>013-180845-
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-
444 AM AST Wed Apr 17 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Puerto Rico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

.Lightning...Isolated thunderstorms possible mainly over the
coastal waters north Puerto Rico and over the west, central and
east interior of Puerto Rico in the afternoon. 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 possible.

.Marine Conditions...Small craft should exercise caution mainly across
the offshore Atlantic waters.

.Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone particularly along the northwest through northeast
facing beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Moderate to locally fresh east north east winds will maintain choppy
seas through most of the period. Life- threatening rip currents
will remain possible mainly along the north and east facing beaches.
A lingering upper level trough and weak surface trough will maintain
unstable and elevated moisture levels across the region through the
end of the workweek. This will likely trigger late morning and afternoon
showers with isolated thunderstorms each day. Therefore ponding of
water on roads and poor drainage areas and isolated urban and small
stream flooding will remain possible through at least Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

AMZ716-726-VIZ001-002-180845-
St. Thomas St. John adjacent Islands-St Croix-
Nearshore Atlantic and adjacent Caribbean Coastal Waters-
444 AM AST Wed Apr 17 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of USVI.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

.Lightning...Isolated thunderstorms possible mainly over the
coastal waters north of the Northern U.S. Virgin Islands. Be
aware of thunderstorms in your area and be prepared to take
shelter.

.Excessive Rainfall...Ponding of water on roads and in poor
drainage areas possible with locally heavy rains mainly during
the late morning and afternoon.

.Marine Conditions...Small craft should exercise caution mainly across
the offshore Atlantic waters.

.Rip Currents...Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf
zone particularly along some of the northwest and northeast facing
beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Moderate to locally fresh east north east winds will maintain choppy
seas through most of the period. Life- threatening rip currents
will remain possible mainly along the north and east facing beaches.
A lingering upper level trough and weak surface trough will maintain
unstable and elevated moisture levels across the region through the
end of the workweek. This will likely trigger late morning and afternoon
showers with isolated thunderstorms each day. Therefore ponding of
water on roads and poor drainage areas and isolated urban and small
stream flooding will remain possible through at least Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$