...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES
  VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* FROM 2 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* DEEP MOISTURE IN COMBINATION WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND
  ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE MAY PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
  SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT ACROSS EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES...CULEBRA...AND THE UNITED
  STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
  DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
  INTERIOR AND WESTERN PUERTO RICO WITH THE ADDITION OF DAYTIME
  HEATING. THEREFORE...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
  ENTIRE AREA FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...
ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP
INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED
OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE
CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. THE
HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...RADIO OR YOUR
CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.
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JPC