Tropical Wave Offers ‘Intense Showers and Thunderstorms,’ NWS Says

SAN JUAN — As a tropical wave approaches, there will be more frequent and intense showers and thunderstorms by mid-morning to afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

The combination of the abundant moisture and air temperatures will result in high heat index values, according to the NWS.

Marine Weather Statement: thunderstorm over the offshore Atlantic waters. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until this storm passes.

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.