Weather Summary

Received: Wed Sep  8 17:19:00 AST 2010


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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PUERTO RICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
452 PM AST WED SEP 8 2010

VARIABLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED ACROSS MOST OF PUERTO
RICO...WITH PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS CULEBRA AND VIEQUES DURING
AFTERNOON HOURS. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR DETECTED NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND
WESTERN SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE
DROPPED BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN AREAS ACROSS ANASCO AND
MAYAGUEZ. ANOTHER AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF
UTUADO...WHERE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO TWO INCHES OF
RAINFALL. THE WINDS HAVE BEEN MAINLY FROM THE EAST AT 10 TO 20
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. SHOWERS CLEARED ALMOST
ENTIRELY BY SUNSET.HIGHS RANGED FROM THE LOWER 90S IN THE SOUTH
AND WEST LOWER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO TO THE UPPER 70S IN THE
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS. SINCE MIDNIGHT IN SAN JUAN THE HIGH WAS
88...THE LOW WAS 80 AND SEVEN HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH FELL.

RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA
DURING THE EVENING HOURS. FOR TOMORROW...A RELATIVELY DRIER AIR
MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN...RESULTING IN
LIMITED SHOWER ACTIVITY.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...MARINERS CAN EXPECT WINDS UP TO 17 KNOTS
AND SEAS UP TO 5 FEET TODAY. 

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