Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm, Atlantic South

2010-07-17 · near Ponce Nautical Club, Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm, Atlantic South

Event narrative

LPRP4 Mesonet station southeast of Ponce near the Caja de Muertos island recorded a wind gust of 40 mph from the east southeast as a squall line moved west northwest.

Wider weather episode

During the early afternoon of Saturday July 17, a squall line moved rapidly west northwest across the southern Puerto Rico waters. The NOS-NWLON sensor at the Penuelas-Guayanilla Bay reported a wind gust to 53 mph at 12:17 pm as the squall line moved through. The Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge RAWS sensor recorded at wind gust to 48 mph at 1:14 pm. Data from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Company (PREPA) wind sensor at El Mani site near the Mayaguez airport, indicated wind gusts of around 33 mph at 1230 pm, 36 mph at 1245 pm, and 30 mph at 1:00 pm. The PREPA net highest wind gust was recorded at La Parguera sensor in Lajas where a 46 mph gust was recorded around 12 noon. Other locations in Puerto Rico recorded wind gusts that varied from 35-45 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 252819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.