FNCA72 TJSJ 201244 CCA FWSSJU SPOT FORECAST FOR LAGUNA CARTAGENA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 842 AM AST TUE AUG 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AST ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TRAILING MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL COMBINE TO FUEL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND TODAY. WET TRADE WINDS WILL KEEP THE RH VALUES WELL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FOCUS OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). NUMEROUS x09x09 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH x09x09 LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 22 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4. DISPERSION..........59. TIME (AST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 82 82 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............88 87 86 RH..............54 54 61 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 DISPERSION......59 59 59 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 21 MPH. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. DISPERSION..........59 DECREASING TO 23 EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (AST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........82 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 78 76 75 73 72 RH..............69 74 82 84 90 87 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 10 E 8 E 6 E 6 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 DISPERSION......59 23 23 23 23 23 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 17 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. DISPERSION..........23 INCREASING TO 44 IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 65 65 65 65 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 84 88 90 89 87 RH..............79 63 56 54 54 59 20 FT WIND......E 5 E 6 E 7 E 10 SE 11 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 10 DISPERSION......23 23 23 44 44 44 $$ FORECASTER...RODRIGUEZ/NEGRON REQUESTED BY...JAMES PADILLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130820.LAGUN.01/SJU