FLCA42 TJSJ 090958 HWOSJU HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 558 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009 AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-101000- SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR- NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST- WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES- THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 558 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH DIURNAL AND LOCAL EFFECTS...TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF PUERTO RICO...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. THEREFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SUNDAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...SHOWER DEVELOPMENT WILL CONCENTRATE MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND...WHERE MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY ACROSS LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...URBAN LOCATIONS AND LOCAL STREET AND HIGHWAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT REQUIRED AT THE MOMENT.HOWEVER...REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOODING WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. $$ AMZ715-725-VIZ001-002-101000- ST. THOMAS ST. JOHN ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX- NEARSHORE ATLANTIC AND ADJACENT CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS- 558 AM AST SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TROPICAL MOISTURE SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BY THE PREVAILING EAST SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW...WILL BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE ISLANDS DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR PONDING OF WATER ON STREETS AND ROADWAYS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THEREAFTER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO WEATHER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. $$