FNCA72 TJSJ 191636 FWSSJU SPOT FORECAST FOR LAGUNA CARTAGENA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1236 PM AST MON AUG 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 AST ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF ENHANCED RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE ISLAND TODAY. ADDITIONAL TROPICAL MOISTURE ADVECTION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. A GRADUAL DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY. THIS PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AS THE ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDS SOUTHWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN...AND THE UPPER LEVELS BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. THE GENERAL STEERING FLOW OF THE MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8400-8700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................3. DISPERSION..........73. TIME (AST) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........63 63 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............91 87 RH..............60 68 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 DISPERSION......73 73 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (AST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 41 41 41 41 41 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 81 79 78 76 75 RH..............74 79 74 71 79 84 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 8 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. TIME (AST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 41 41 82 82 82 WEATHER COV..... NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 84 89 90 89 86 RH..............90 74 64 62 64 70 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...MARTINEZ/NEGRON REQUESTED BY...JAMES PADILLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130819.LAGUN.01/SJU