068 AWCA82 TJSJ 052206 RWSVI WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 606 PM AST MON MAY 5 2014 MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE OBSERVED ACROSS THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS TODAY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WERE NOTED DOWNWIND OF THE ISLANDS...BUT RAINFALL WAS MINIMAL SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER LAND WERE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH- SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH OR LESS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS BROAD TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. BASICALLY... MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE ISLANDS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THE MOST ACTIVE DAY WILL BE ON THURSDAY AS MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTH BRINGING COLD AIR ALOFT INCREASING THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...EXPECT WINDS UP TO 16 KNOTS. SEAS OF 2-3 FEET WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS MOST OF THE WEEK. $$ 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.