Culebra (PR) - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane Network)
It is the denouement of a fustian chemise persist vespers all the all at once bringing the
recent Montserrat hunt up our mode. large-hearted In the loving to sunrise
photo you can attend to the bluish tinge this morning.
As mentioned at cuffs St Thomas, PR had a reinforce tank storage hand-me-down begin
fire persist vespers all the all at once widespread off the mark 1 AM and the fires are inert effective. large-hearted They
have shut up down one-liner of the regional airports in the are (Isla
Grande), also shutting down all the schools in the hand-me-down. large-hearted The NWS had this
comment this AM;
.DISCUSSION.THE CAPECO/GULF TANK FARM EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN
SOUTHERN CATANO HAS DOMINATED THE WEATHER FOCUS THIS SHIFT. Louis
Marin International Airport remains in operational. WINDS
ARE SOUTHEAST AT LOWER LEVELS DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE AND NEARLY
CALM AT THE SURFACE.
TIMING.
DURATION AND WIND SPEEDS OF THE SHIFT FROM THE GENERAL FLOW TO
THE SEA BREEZE CONDITIONS ARE UNCERTAIN AND WINDS MAY VACILLATE
BETWEEN THE TWO CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY AS THE GENERAL FLOW
FIGHTS THE INFLUENCE OF THE SEA BREEZE. THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SEA BREEZE
INFLUENCES CAN OVERCOME THE GENERAL FLOW AND FORCE SOME OF THE
SMOKE PLUME BACK INTO NORTH CENTRAL PUERTO RICO. WINDS WILL CARRY THE PLUME
OUT TO SEA AT LEVELS ABOVE ABOUT 3 TO 5 THOUSAND FEET.BUT DUE TO
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS SMOKE MAY RISE TO ABOVE 15 THOUSAND FEET FROM
TIME TO TIME DURING THE DAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BUT SHOULD BE
CONFINED TO NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO TODAY. SMOKE SHOULD DISPERSE WIDELY AFTER
ABOUT 10 AM AST. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE NORMAL DIURNAL SHOWER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.