Rincon, PR Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

534 AM AST SAT NOV 7 2009

Expires:

600 AM AST SUN NOV 08 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ...WET PERIOD APPEARS IN STORE FOR THE REGION BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK... MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO STALL NORTH OF THE AREA. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL FOCUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES AND THE EASTERN HALF OF PUERTO RICO. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. LARGE NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED TOMORROW. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A SLOW MOVING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE EVOLUTION...TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME BUT IT APPEARS ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN EVENT AND FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AND FLOODING REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.