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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
1206 PM AST Sun Aug 17 2025

PRZ006-007-009-011-171700-
Central Interior PR-Western Interior PR-Southwest PR-
Ponce and Vicinity PR-
1206 PM AST Sun Aug 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GUAYANILLA...SOUTHEASTERN
GUANICA...NORTHWESTERN PONCE...JAYUYA...SOUTHERN UTUADO...ADJUNTAS...
EASTERN YAUCO AND PENUELAS MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH 100 PM AST...

At 1206 PM AST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over
Guayanilla and Adjuntas, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Ponce, Yauco, Jayuya, Adjuntas, Guayanilla, Penuelas, Utuado, Santo
Domingo, Tallaboa Alta, Indios, Magas Arriba, Tallaboa, and Marueno.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 1798 6662 1797 6667 1799 6672 1798 6675
      1799 6675 1801 6677 1798 6679 1798 6678
      1794 6687 1825 6681 1827 6656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 226DEG 15KT 1799 6681

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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