Special Weather Statement for Southeast; Ponce and Vicinity; Southwest
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Ponce and Vicinity, Southeast, Southwest
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 435 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms 10 miles south of Guayama, across the Caribbean coastal waters of Puerto Rico. Strong gusty winds are expected with this activity during the next hour. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 435 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms 10 miles south of Guayama, across the Caribbean coastal waters of Puerto Rico. Strong gusty winds are expected with this activity during the next hour. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ponce, Guayama, Santa Isabel, Salinas, Arroyo, Yauco, Penuelas, Juana Diaz, Guayanilla, Patillas, and Guanica.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 4:35PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS San Juan PR. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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