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AWCA82 TJSJ 162043
RWSVI 

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
443 PM AST WED MAY 16 2012

VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOPPLER
WEATHER RADAR DETECTED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE
LOCAL ISLANDS. WINDS WERE MAINLY FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO
15 MPH.

THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT MOVED ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN. THIS FEATURE INDUCED AN INCREASE IN
CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REGION. A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
INHIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.

ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS...EXPECT SEAS OF UP TO 7 FEET AND
WINDS OF UP TO 17 KNOTS THROUGH TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFF SHORE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

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THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED AROUND 5 AM AND 5 PM EACH DAY AND WEATHER
CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE BETWEEN ISSUANCES. PLEASE VERIFY THE STATUS
OF ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES MENTIONED IN THIS PRODUCT.