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| - Helene and TD 13 |
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1:30PM AST
Well, TD 12 did become Helene, even if
a lot later than expected, and in the Gulf, rather than to our
east.
As of 11:AM today the mean-looking wave south of
the Cape Verdes has been upgraded to TD 13 The first coordinates were 11.7N
23.7W, with winds at 35mph., BP 1008 and moving WNW at 17mph. It really is a
good 6-7 days away from the islands,but unless the shearing from the southwest
persists, it looks like it may develop into a pretty strong system. All
interests in the Caribbean have to watch this one.
Victor.
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| - TD 12 |
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9/16/00 12:30AST
That was a nice two week lull in the season, but
it's active again, and how!
Florence and Gordon to the west, TD 12 heading
towards the mid-Leeward Islands (with storm watches already posted for some),
plus a rather worrisome wave further southeast at 10N40W. Tracking models
predict a course for "Helene-to be" south of PR but this is up for
grabs.
Let's keep our eyes open, watching the satellite
loops, and hope for minimal development in the days ahead.
In Arecibo: partly cloudy; temp. 88º; wind 10-15
mph.; 1014mB.
Victor
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| - Ernesto |
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9/2/00 0700AST
The "small-probability-to-develop" TD8 has been
quickly upgraded and named TS Ernesto with winds of 40mph. His estimated
center of circulation was at 16.1N, 49.8W at 5:00AM AST. This
center of circulation,and therefore, these coordinates and expected track, are
not clear at this moment, so well have to wait for further development before
shrugging this one off.
Right now it's bright and sunny in Arecibo. We had
.08in. of "rain" during the night; pressure at 1012mB and temp. 72deg.(courtesy
of my new Weather Monitor ll).
Victor
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| - TD 8 |
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Time to start tracking again! TD8's 11:00PM
estimated position is at 15.5N 48.6W with winds at 35 mph, moving
west at 14mph but with unfavorable conditions to strengthen, according to
forecasters. It's about 1200 miles east of Arecibo and would take 3 days
(tuesday) to arrive, at present speed. Predicted tracks will miss the islands to
the north.
Let's hope for this and keep an eye.
Victor
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| - unusually quiet so far... |
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hola, After Debby, the island got back to it's usual things. Seems to me it has been very quiet so far, in the storm spawning areas of the atlantic. Here we are almost to the point of getting in a drought. Hope not. I got so used to watch a storm whipping by every week, not to say the usual evening rain, these last years the it makes me nervous to watch the IR and not see anything of importance stirring up in good ol' ATLantic. Nah, i guess its just pessimist thinking. This year will be a no show. I hope. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. |
| - Debby's aftermath |
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It's still raining in most of Puerto Rico. Flash floods everywhere. Most of our rivers have jumped their banks. In the Central & Western Interior of the island we're having scattered thunder, lightening and rain. Businesses have opened, however schools in the public school system for the most part are closed. We opened for business "En un Sillon de Ciales" (artesania Villalobos) as usual today, but only to re-setup our showroom, equipment etc..... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
| - Debby in Puerto Rico |
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Here at Puerto Rico the rain is evrywhere.Major roads are flooded some private schools had suspended classes and the public school too.We are on a flash flood warning until 11 am for all the islands.Many people have been evacuated in places like Puerto Nuevo,Villamar,Vistamar and other places that have flooding problems.One death reported in Guaynabo yesterday. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
| - Debby |
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8/23/00 7:30AM AST
Rain has been constant over all the island since
2AM. Many roads are blocked due to floods. Flash flood warnings in effect for
all of
PR. However schools, universities, banks and
government offices will renew operations today.
Unfortunately, there has been one death associated
with Debby: a man fell from his roof trying to put down his TV
antenna.
Debby is now grazing the north coast of Santo
Domingo and has slowed down to 16mph, which is not a good sign. We
hope
our brother Dominicanos escape major
damage.
Two new waves in the eastern Atlantic have to be
watched.
Victor
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| - The rain boss, the rain |
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San Juan, 8/23/00 0805 - Was it the rain or the plane? In either
way if Fantasy Island were being filmed in San Juan today it would
be the "the rain boss, the rain". The whole island is under water
basically. There are floods everywhere and rivers are spilling over
their banks so this is Debby's legacy to us.
For the past 8 hours it has been solidly raining and though the
doppler says there might be a reprieve in sight it just doesn't feel like
it is. Lead grey skies, wind and water are the main menu courses
for us today and though it is almost 8:00 in the morning you could
not tell it by looking at the sky. Many schools and businesses are
closed and police are asking people to stay in their homes unless
they need to be out and about. Traffic jams in San Juan are
humongous due to flooded roadways. Non critical goverment
employees have not been given the day off as yet and the governor
has not spoken out on this emergency since last night.
We'll keep everyone posted...-= Luis =-
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| - Debby at 1:30am AST |
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For my location (Cayey, PR) mountains;
Constant light to medium rain, with winds (S to SE) and strong gusty winds
every now and then. Lots of lightning, though. Getting ready to resume work
this morning like everyone else I guess.
Judging from my local conditions up here, there might be some peril of
floods and mudslides in the morning. Hope not.
Noticed in the IR loops of NHC that the storm is kind of like wobbling
around and not moving away much. In fact, it shows that the western part of
the island (aguadilla) is having more of Debby than the eastern part ever
did. All official watches are dropped by now, though.
Maybe I'm just seeing blurred by now....
--- just my two cents ---
hazta luego
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| - Finally Water and a Little Wind |
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San Juan 8/23/00 0030 - We have finally begun to feel something of
Debbie. Thunder, rain and a little wind. Nothing too hard but after all
the waiting at least the plants are getting watered. Utilities are all
working, so if this is all we thank God for taking Debbie out to sea.
A check on the doppler tells us that all of PR/VI and east is under a
blanket of rain. About to call it a night so thanks for hanging in there
with us and we wish our brothers and sisters in the path of this
cyclone the best and may Debbie not come close.
The COQUI's are happy and singing!
-= Luis =-
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| - Finally Water and a Little Wind |
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San Juan 8/23/00 0030 - We have finally begun to feel something of
Debbie. Thunder, rain and a little wind. Nothing too hard but after all
the waiting at least the plants are getting watered. Utilities are all
working, so if this is all we thank God for taking Debbie out to sea.
A check on the doppler tells us that all of PR/VI and east is under a
blanket of rain. About to call it a night so thanks for hanging in there
with us and we wish our brothers and sisters in the path of this
cyclone
the best and may Debbie not come close.
The COQUI's are happy and singing!
-= Luis =-
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| - Debby |
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Debby: A Bust
Tuesday, Aug.22, 2000 (6PM local
time). Hurricane Debby stood-up the four-million inhabitants
of Puerto Rico today. They kept up with all the TV Weather Reports
on her whereabouts and what she was doing out in the Atlantic throughout the
day. They anxiously waited her arrival and were fully prepared for
her. If it is possible for one to say that the islanders were
disappointed at not being able to host Debby, then they were disappointed.
In this north coast city of Arecibo, the rainfall was
minimal- perhaps less than half-an-inch. The winds were not of
sufficient intensity to fly a kite. The surfers fared better.
From all the public warnings on local TV to surfers in the area, there must have
been some beautiful waves out there. The undertow is quite dangerous
during and following these storms.
Well, the island's large corporations' employees, for
the most part, had the day off. Many of these had set up special
phone numbers for their workers to dial up in the AM hours. The radio
stations do a good job of reporting these closings too. Civil workers had
the day off. Schools were closed, as they serve as potential refugee
centers. No decision had been made about the status of classes for
tomorrow, at the time of this report.
Once again, we have come through unscathed.
The Emergency Management team of the administration deserve thanks for their
fine preparations, good reports to the citizenship and not alarming the
public. The island's media, especially TV, provided the always
excellent coverage of this possibly non-event that we have been accustomed to
here in P.R.
Tony Hernandez
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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| - DEBBY |
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Debby, decided to keep her shifting pattern. Hurricane Debby is now located at 19.2N & 67.03W. Right now we are experiencing heaving rains, thunder, lightening and are under a flash flood warning for Southern CIALES, OROCOVIS, JAYUYA, VILLALBA, PONCE AND JUANA DAIZ. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
| - DEBBY |
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DEBBY HAS ONCE AGAIN MADE A SLIGHT SHIFT, SHE IS MOVING AT 22MPH; LOCATED AT
LAT. 19.2 NORTH & LONG. 66.2 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 75MPH WITH
EVEN STRONGER WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS (i.e. MOUNTAIN TERRAIN)
AS I MAKE THIS ENTRY, DEBBY IS PASSING JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO'S NORTHERN
COAST.
SPECIAL NOTE SHOULD BE TAKEN THAT DUE
TO THE SIZE OF DEBBY THE ISLAND WILL
CERTAINLY FEEL DEBBY'S FORCE TO SOME DEGREE.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT AS FOLLOWS;
PUERTO RICO AND IT'S SURROUNDING ISLANDS.
THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & THE BAHAMAS ARE UNDER
HURRICANE WARNING.
CUBA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO, HOLGUIN &
LAS TUNAS.
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| - 8/22 06:15 pm update |
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A bit of
trivia might be in order. In 1906, Puerto Rico had its hottest day in history,
when the temperature reached 103°. The international
airport is opening, as of 7:00 pm The breeze,
if it could be called that, has dissipated at my locale. The San Juan
Weather Bureau office issued a special bulletin, at 5:30 pm. It can be read at http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/pr/hurricane.html I guess it’s
time to call it a day, unless something unforeseen occurs. It’s definitely time
to take a few minutes, and all of us, at this end of the Caribbean, should thank
the powers that be that we were spared. Just 24 hours ago, we were all within
Debby’s sights. Let’s take Debby as a practice run, since the season is just
starting. rafa://puerto
rico well stocked
up with black and white cookies at 18.45°N, 66.08°W PD:
Does anyone have a idea of what to do with sausage and corned beef? Maybe I’ll mix
it with Renacujo’s cat food. |
| - 8/22 5:15 pm update |
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The
wind has picked up since 4:45 pm. My wind direction indicator (cigarette smoke,
primitive, but effect) has the breeze blowing from the south, very unusual
since normally it’s from the east or northeast. And I’ve been hearing doors
bang in the building, so it must have caught us unprepared. At least the stuffiness
reported at mid-afternoon, has dissipated. At
5:00 pm, the hurricane warning was downgraded to a tropical storm warning. It’s
due north of San Juan, at 19.1°N, 66.1°W, about 45 miles. Debby is still
running along at 21 mph. Authorities are still advising that tropical force
winds might still be felt on Puerto Rico’s north coast. The tropical storm
warning might be revoked at 11:00 pm. They are warning that people should
remain indoors, due to the danger of gusts. They are expecting 3-4” rain in the
next 6 hours. Experience has proven that’s enough to have some flooding. The
eye should be just north of Mayagüez, Aguadilla within about 3 hours, although it
will be further away from the coast. rafa://puerto rico well
stocked up with black and white cookies at 18.45°N, 66.08°W |
| - 8/22 4:10 pm update |
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Conditions unchanged. A slight
drizzle and overcast. I agree with my fellow correspondent, Doctor Víctor, from
Arecibo. Although local lore also has a tubo que chupa. Not very scientific,
put what the heck. rafa://puerto rico well
stocked up with black and white cookies at 18.45°N, 66.08°W BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 325 PM AST TUE AUG 22 2000 ...DEBBY MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF FAJARDO... ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES... ...SMALL CRAFT IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH...EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...AND FOR ALL COASTS OF CULEBRA AND VIEQUES... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF PUERTO RICO... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. ...RECOMMENDED ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHEAST PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA...SHOULD REMAIN IN AND NEAR SHELTER UNTIL DEBBY HAS PASSED. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES ON DEBBY BY STAYING TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND LOCAL TV AND RADIO. ...STORM UPDATE... AT 300 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.6 WEST...OR ABOUT... ...55 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST THOMAS ...ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF FAJARDO... ...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN... MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...WITH THIS MOTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES. RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB ...29.38 INCHES. ...WIND IMPACTS... HURRICANE DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. CULEBRA...NORTH...AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WILL FEEL THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...AND POSSIBLY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS GUSTS. TROPICAL STORM WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND MOST OF PUERTO RICO DURING THE AFTERNOON. ...STORM TIDE IMPACTS... SURF AND TIDES WILL REMAIN HIGH THE COASTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...CULEBRA...VIEQUES...AND THE NORTH AND EAST COASTS OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VERY HIGH SURF...COASTAL FLOODING...AND BEACH EROSION SHOULD BE EXPECTED. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF DEBBY AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE LOCAL WATERS. MAXIMUM STORM TIDES EXPECTED WITH DEBBY WILL RANGE 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE NORTH...EAST...AND SOUTHEAST COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS. THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING IS ALWAYS GREATER NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE TIMES OF NEXT HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR AT: CHRISTIANSTED ST CROIX: 913 PM TONIGHT MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 141 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO: 157 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING ...MARINE IMPACTS... THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS OUR LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MONA PASSAGE AND OFFSHORE ATLANTIC DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF DEBBY OF 60 TO 75 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED...WITH SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 20 FEET AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF DEBBY. MARINERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT ANY HURRICANE ONBOARD THEIR VESSEL. ...RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL... RAINFALL TOTALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF DEBBY WILL INITIALLY BE LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED...RANGING 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 430 PM. HOWEVER...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DEBBY BEGINS TO REACH THE MONA PASSAGE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT...WITH LARGER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING OF GUTS... RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LANDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. ...TORNADOS... WATERSPOUTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AS THE SPIRAL BANDS AND SQUALLS FROM HURRICANE DEBBY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS ATLANTIC WATERS. SOME OF THESE MAY MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH COASTS OF THE LOCAL ISLANDS...AND COME ASHORE ACROSS THE NORTH COASTS AS ISOLATED TORNADOS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HURRICANE DEBBY CAN BE FOUND IN THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS AND TROPICAL CYCLONE MARINE ADVISORIES...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. ...OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT (ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS). HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR HTTP://WWW.UPR.CLU.EDU/NWS THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT BY THE SAN JUAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 PM THIS EVENING. |
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8/22/00 3:30PM
Well, Yuquiyú (Taino god) has done it
again! Or was it our resident ET in El Yunque? Whoever it was, Debby
was shoved a nudge to
the north and will miss us. They were all in
vacations when Georges hit us in '98... ;-)
No hurricane force winds expected, although heavy rains
are forecasted for all of the island. Flood warnings have been issued
islandwide. Right now we are just getting
drizzles in Arecibo and almost no wind, though this should pick up
later.
Unless Debby makes unexpected loops like
Alberto, we can bid her farewell and good
riddance! The Bahamas and the eastern
coast of the US have to keep an eye on her. Let's
hope she follows Alberto into the central Atlantic and dies there!
For us, let's go back to monitoring the coast of
Africa and the eastern Atlantic.
BTW, everyone showed up this morning for their
scheduled surgery and are all OK.
Victor
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| - Special Bulletin San Juan Weather Office 8/22 2:10 pm |
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http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/pr/hurricane.html rafa://puerto rico well
stocked up with black and white cookies at 18.45°N, 66.08°W BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 210 PM AST TUE AUG 22 2000 ...DEBBY MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS LOCAL ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF CULEBRA... ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA AND VIEQUES... ...SMALL CRAFT IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ST THOMAS AND ST JOHN IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ST CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH...EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...AND FOR ALL COASTS OF CULEBRA AND VIEQUES... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF PUERTO RICO... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. ...RECOMMENDED ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE NORTHERN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHEAST PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING CULEBRA...SHOULD REMAIN IN AND NEAR SHELTER UNTIL DEBBY HAS PASSED. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL LIKELY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES ON DEBBY BY STAYING TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AND LOCAL TV AND RADIO. ...STORM UPDATE... AT 100 PM AST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.2 WEST...OR ABOUT... ...35 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST THOMAS ...ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF CULEBRA... ...ABOUT 55 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE |