... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday evening...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands... including the
following areas... in Puerto Rico... central interior... Culebra...
eastern interior... north Central... Northeast... Ponce and
vicinity... San Juan and vicinity... southeast and Vieques. In
Virgin Islands... St Croix and St. Thomas/St. John/adjacent
islands.
* Through Sunday evening
* an active tropical wave... south of the U.S. Virgin Islands this
evening... will continue to move slowly west northwest across the
U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico overnight through Sunday.
This feature and its associated deep tropical moisture will
interact with a mid to upper level trough over the local
area... to produce areas of moderate to heavy showers and
thunderstorms across the local islands. These showers and storms
will become more frequent across the U.S. Virgin
Islands... Culebra... Vieques and the eastern portions of Puerto
Rico during the early morning hours Sunday... and then across the
rest of Puerto Rico as the day progresses. Due to already
saturated soils associated with recent rains and this additional
rainfall... the potential flash flooding will exist through at
least 8 PM AST Sunday evening.
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy
rain across the watch area... which may lead to flooding. If you are
in the watch area... check your preparedness requirements...
especially if you have interests along area rivers. Keep informed...
and be ready for quick action if flooding is observed or if a Flash
Flood Warning is issued.
People in the watch area should continue to be aware of the
possibility for heavy rainfall. Avoid low lying areas... and be
careful when approaching Highway dips and underpasses. The heavy
rain could also cause mudslides in areas of steep terrain.
Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... local TV... radio or your
cable television provider for later statements and possible
warnings.
This product... along with other weather... hydrological and climate
information... is available on the web at http://www.Srh.NOAA.Gov/sju
or at http://weather.Gov.
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