ISLANDSWell, at least there are no hurricanes. Every time I hit a cold patch or a wave hits me when I'm swimming in Christiansted Harbor, which is pretty frequently, I worry it's part of a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center still has a month until it opens, but I can indulge my hurricane jones at NOAA's new NowCoast data portal. It generated this picture.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
447 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008
AMZ720-730-VIZ001-002-032100-
ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
447 PM AST FRI MAY 2 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ANDTHE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE LOCALLY TO COMBINE WITH A DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE JUST TO THE NORTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON...WILL RESULT IN ACTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST AND OVER THE WESTERN PART OF PUERTO RICO LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. UNDER THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE OCCURRENCE OF URBAN...SMALL STREAM AND GUT FLOODING.
RECENT RAINS FROM PREVIOUS DAYS HAVE LEFT WET AND LOOSE SOIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE ISLANDS. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCK AND MUDSLIDES WILL EXIST IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
Notice any dangerous whorls?
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