Tropical Waves Forecast To Move Through Caribbean This Weekend, NWS Says
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor an area of low pressure well east of Bermuda. No impacts are expected for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto…
Heavy Thunderstorms, Strong Winds Approach St. Croix, Vieques, SW Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — An area of thunderstorms near or approaching St Croix, Vieques, and the southeast coast of Puerto Rico will affect these areas soon. Expect strong gusty winds, frequent lightning,…
6.6 magnitude quake strikes in the Atlantic Ocean near the northern Caribbean
SAN JUAN — A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Monday in the Atlantic Ocean near the northern Caribbean, causing some buildings to lightly sway in the region.. The quake struck at…
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Tropical Depression Could Form Thursday or Friday, NWS Says
SAN JUAN — A trough of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles east-northeast of Bermuda today. Environmental conditions are forecast to be marginally conducive…
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NWS Sets Rip Current Warnings For St. Croix, Vieques and Culebra For Tonight
SAN JUAN — Precipitable water should remain above two inches and allow showers and thunderstorms to continue developing over the area. Conditions should gradually improve today. A limited heat risk…
Rainfall Risk for U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave will cross the region later today and tonight promoting variable and unstable weather with shower and thunderstorm development across the region. As the day…
NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave moved westward towards the region on Monday night and could cause squally weather this morning, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters expect the strongest…
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Stay Out of the Water! NWS Warns of Life-Threatening Rip Currents
SAN JUAN — Strong thunderstorms capable of producing strong winds continue across the local waters. The interaction between a vigorous tropical wave propagating westward across the eastern and central Caribbean…
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Tropical Wave and Trough To Bring ‘Excessive Rain Event’ To USVI, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The interaction between a vigorous tropical wave propagating westward across the eastern Caribbean region and a developing weak upper-level trough to the west of the local islands…
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Tropical Wave Approaches Puerto Rico and Drought-Stricken U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN — A strong tropical wave is approaching our region, moving westward at 10 to 15 knots. Layered precipitable water imagery at the lower levels show dry air within…