Special Weather Statement
Posted by JAC on 10/23/2009, 10:23 am
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
PRC021-033-061-127-137-232345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
750 AM AST FRI OCT 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM AST FRIDAY FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
    BAYAMON...GUAYNABO...CATANO...SAN JUAN AND TOA BAJA

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
    CATANO...GUAYNABO AND LEVITTOWN

...SMOKE PLUME OVER CATANO...

THE SMOKE PLUME FROM THE LARGE FIRE IN CATANO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND MAY
SHIFT SLIGHTLY MORE TOWARDS THE WEST NORTHWEST AFTER 10 TO 11 AM.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NEAR THE SURFACE AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND 10 TO 15
MPH BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND THE TOP OF THE SMOKE PLUME. AS THE
MORNING HOURS PROGRESS...AND TEMPERATURES INCREASE...THE SMOKE PLUME
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPAND MORE VERTICALLY...INCREASING AIR QUALITY
NEAR THE SURFACE. THIS CHANGE WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM AST.


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