Post by cycloneye on May 8, 2015 4:07:29 GMT -6
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
439 AM AST FRI MAY 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS...MID-LEVEL HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN DOMINAT WX FEATURE
THROUGH TUE THEN WEAKEN AS MID-UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW OFF OF THE
SOUTHEAST US MOVES EWD AND CROSSES THE AREA WED NIGHT.
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.DISCUSSION...MID-LEVEL HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
TUE. HOWEVER...AN INCREASE IN SHALLOW MOISTURE IS EXPECTED SAT
NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING DUE TO A TRADE WIND SURGE WITH SCT NOCTURNAL
SHOWERS OVR ERN PR AND THE ATLC AND CARIB COASTAL WATERS. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A THICKENING MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUD DECK FRI NIGHT
INTO MID NEXT WEEK ASSOCIATED WITH A SUBTROPICAL JET STREAK ON
EAST SIDE OF UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW OFF OF THE FL COAST. INCREASED
SKY CVR GRIDS DURING THIS PERIOD TO REFLECT THIS. THIS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN VERY WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS GENERALLY 80F OR ABOVE.
CONDITIONS THEN BECOME MORE FVRBL FOR SCT DEEP CONVECTION WED-THU
OF NEXT WEEK AS MID-UPPER LEVEL CUTOFF LOW/TROUGH MOVES EWD ACROSS
THE LOCAL AREA. TROUGH AXIS PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA ON FRI WITH
UPPER LEVEL CONVERGENCE ESTABLISHING AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
GRADUALLY BUILDING. OVERALL...STILL DON`T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD
SUGGEST ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL SINCE BEST FORCING WITH THIS TROUGH
WILL REMAIN NORTH OF 19.5N.
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.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TERMINALS FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. HZ DUE TO SAHARAN DUST ACROSS THE FLYING AREA BUT
VSBY WILL REMAIN P6SM. BRIEF PERIODS OF ISLD SHRA EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHWEST PR IN THE AFTERNOON...IMPACTING MAINLY JBQ. LOW LEVEL
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10-20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER 14Z AND
SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS OVER NW PR.
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.MARINE...WINDS GENERALLY STRENGTHENING INTO SUN MORNING AT 20 KT.
SEAS 4-6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH MID NEXT WEEK.
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.FIRE WEATHER...RH`S CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT THE SAME THAN AT THIS
TIME YESTERDAY. WINDS LIKELY TO BE STRONGER TODAY ALTHOUGH GFS
INITIALIZED 925 MB WINDS TOO STRONG. SO NO RED FLAGS TODAY.
THICKENING MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FRI NIGHT INTO TUE SHOULD
MITIGATE FIRE RISK SOMEWHAT BUT WINDY CONDITIONS...LACK OF RAIN
AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIGH FIRE DANGER.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SJU 90 78 91 78 / 0 10 10 20
STT 87 79 86 79 / 0 20 20 30