000 FNCA52 TJSJ 040719 FWFSJU FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE IS PUSHING WEST OF THE LOCAL AREA...ALLOWING STRONGER WINDS AND A DUST LADEN SAHARAN AIR MASS TO WORK OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE AROUND 90 DEGREES ALONG COASTLINES. MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN EXPECTED NEAR THE MAYAGUEZ AND MARICAO AREAS TOWARDS CABO ROJO THIS AFTERNOON. PRZ001-002-005-008-051200- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... PINONES STATE FOREST-RIO PIEDRAS BOTANICAL GARDENS-VEGA ALTA STATE FOREST-CAMBALACHE STATE FOREST-SIERRA DE LUQUILLO-EL YUNQUE AND THE CARIBBEAN NATIONAL FOREST-GUAJATACA STATE FOREST-STATE FOREST OF CEIBA- 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+3) 70 (-4) 86 RH % (24H TREND) 52 100 (+4) 62 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 9 E 11 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 12 NE 10 E 11 REMARKS...NONE. $$ PRZ003-007-011-051200- SOUTHEAST-PONCE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... AGUIRRE STATE FOREST-UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO EXPERIMENTAL STATION-STATE FOREST OF BOQUERON-GUANICA STATE FORECAST- 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 90 (+3) 70 (-4) 87 RH % (24H TREND) 45 100 (+4) 54 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 12 E 10 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 11 NE 7 E 12 REMARKS...NONE. $$ PRZ004-006-009-051200- EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-WESTERN INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SIERRA DE CAYEY-SANDOVAL NATIONAL FOREST-ARROYO NATIONAL FOREST-LA CONDESSA NATIONAL FOREST-GUAVATE FOREST RESERVE-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- TORO NEGRO FOREST RESERVE-UROYAN MOUNTAINS-GUILARTE STATE FOREST- MARICAO FOREST PRESERVE-SUSUA STATE FOREST-STATE FOREST OF RIO ABAJO- 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 67 (-2) 85 RH % (24H TREND) 48 100 (0) 60 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 9 E 9 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 10 NE 8 E 10 REMARKS...NONE. $$ PRZ010-051200- WEST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY- 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+2) 70 (-3) 86 RH % (24H TREND) 47 100 (+1) 57 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 7 E 9 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 8 NE 8 E 10 REMARKS...NONE. $$ PRZ012-013-VIZ001-002-051200- CULEBRA-VIEQUES-ST THOMAS ST JOHN AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ST CROIX RAIN FOREST-VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK- 319 AM AST SAT JUL 4 2009 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+5) 74 (-5) 93 RH % (24H TREND) 50 98 (+8) 54 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 12 E 14 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 14 NE 14 E 16 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HAZE. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$