Forecast and Conditions for Mercedita, Puerto Rico

Updated: 7:18 PM AST on October 15, 2008 Observed at City, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Temperature	78.4 °F / 25.8 °C
Humidity	74%
Dew Point	69 °F / 21 °C
Wind	NNW at 1.0 mph / 1.6 km/h
Pressure	29.68 in / 1005.0 hPa (Steady)
Conditions	Mostly Cloudy
Visibility	8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers
Clouds	(FEW) : 2500 ft / 762 m Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 4000 ft / 1219 m Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 8000 ft / 2438 m
Yesterday's Maximum	88.5 °F / 31.4 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	73.9 °F / 23.3 °C
Normal high	88 °F / 31 °C
Normal low	73 °F / 22 °C
Record high	93 °F / 33 °C (1996)
Record low	71 °F / 21 °C (2001)
Sunrise	06:19 AM (AST)
Sunset	06:03 PM (AST)
Moon Rise	06:37 PM (AST)
Moon Set	06:57 AM (AST)
Moon Phase

Flash Flood Watch Statement as of 1:28 PM AST on October 15, 2008

... Flash Flood Watch now in effect through Thursday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect 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.

* Through Thursday morning

* abundant tropical moisture... associated with the outer fringes
of Hurricane Omar... will continue to lift north and bring
occasional bands of showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds
to the eastern third of Puerto Rico... Culebra and Vieques... and
all of the U.S. Virgin Islands this evening through the Thursday
morning... with these bands becoming stronger by midnight. Given
this scenario... heavy rains across the local islands during this
prolonged period will result in significant rainfall
accumulations over the 24 hours. Residents and visitors should
therefore expect areas of moderate to heavy rainfall... with
isolated rainfall totals ranging between 5 and 10 inches of
rainfall through late this afternoon... then increasing to 10 to
20 inches or more of accumulative rainfall through the end of
the event. Hurricane Omar is forecast to strengthen and pull to
the northeast between Puerto Rico and the USVI by late tonight. Due
to already saturated soils across much of the local area... only
a small amount of additional rainfall would likely result in
areas of Rapid River rises and flash and river flooding... along
with mudslides and debris flow.

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.

Tropical Storm Warning, Hurricane Watch Statement as of 5:00 PM AST on October 15, 2008

Puerto-Rico-all 18.20n 66.45w

Attn... WFO... sju...

Forecast as of 5:08 PM AST on October 15, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Thursday morning...

	Tonight Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms until early morning...then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late in the night. Breezy. Lows 76 lower elevations ranging to 65 higher elevations. North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
	Thursday Tropical storm conditions possible. Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 89 lower elevations ranging to 73 higher elevations. North winds 25 to 30 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 77 lower elevations ranging to 65 higher elevations. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
	Friday Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 92 lower elevations ranging to 74 higher elevations. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Friday Night Variably cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 78 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 91 lower elevations ranging to 75 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 78 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations.
	Sunday Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 90 lower elevations ranging to 74 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Lows 78 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations.
	Monday Variably cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 90 lower elevations ranging to 74 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows 78 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs 90 lower elevations ranging to 74 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly clear. Lows 78 lower elevations ranging to 66 higher elevations.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 90 lower elevations ranging to 74 higher elevations. Chance of rain 50 percent.