... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 6 am AST Tuesday...
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... Mayaguez and vicinity... north Central...
Northeast... northwest... Ponce and vicinity... San Juan and
vicinity... southeast... southwest... Vieques and western interior.
In Virgin Islands... St Croix and St. Thomas/St. John/adjacent
islands.
* Until 6 am AST Tuesday
* a line of showers and thundertorms developed over the local
Atlantic waters this evening. This line will continue to move
towards the southeast... generating showers and thunderstorms
across the local islands. Saturated soils conditions will
increase the flooding and landslide potential across the local
islands through Tuesday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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.
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.