Starting at 1:00 p.m. this Friday, the frequency of showers and thundershowers will increase on the island due to the humidity associated with Tropical Storm Jerry, which could leave between two to four inches of rain between today and Saturday.

“The winds are pretty light.Once that rain activity starts over the interior, north and east, it’s going to gradually spread out to almost all of Puerto Rico. So overall we should have rain activity in many areas," warned meteorologist Mariangelis Marrero, of the National Weather Service (NWS).

Given this scenario, Marrero warned that there is a high risk of flooding as Jerry moves to the northeast of the island.

“We have saturated land in inland and northern areas, so we urge citizens to be cautious, even on the roads if they are going to be traveling in the afternoon hours," he said.

In the evening hours, rain will persist in some areas. Marrero anticipated that Saturday is shaping up to have the same pattern: an active afternoon with showers and thunderstorms associated with Jerry.

According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), some regions of Puerto Rico could accumulate up to six inches of rain between today and Saturday.

The distant passage of the tropical storm, in turn, will deteriorate maritime and coastal conditions, so the meteorologist emphasized that “it is not a weekend for the beach and boats”.

“We can see that the offshore waters of the Atlantic and the Anegada Passage are already deteriorating and we will have dangerous surf. We have a high risk of sea currents on the east and north coast of Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra," he reported.

“Those bands we’re going to have will also bring periods of lightning. So it’s not safe to be in a boat on the water either,” he reiterated.

In its 11:00 a.m. bulletin, the NHC indicated that the atmospheric phenomenon, with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (mph), was at latitude 20.2 North and longitude 63.4 degrees West, moving at 16 mph toward the west-northwest.

“Jerry is not a healthy tropical storm this morning (...) The CNH forecast now only shows the possibility of some slight strengthening, but overall the intensity is nearly flat through day 5,” the statement details.

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