21.   With the abundant moisture available, any storm is capable of producing locally heavy rainfall.

22.   Abundant moisture is associated with this system as it moves westward.

23.   Abundant moisture, clouds and showers follow this system and should continue to move over the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through this evening.

24.   All this spells abundant moisture and unstable conditions for the local area today, with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms.

25.   An upper level disturbance north of the region in combination with abundant moisture will continue to produce considerable cloudiness across the region for this afternoon.

26.   First, a surface low pressure system over the western Caribbean will continue to provide abundant moisture over the northeast Caribbean.

27.   However, abundant moisture behind this system will produce scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, especially across Puerto Rico this afternoon.

28.   However, this wave is accompanied by a surge in the trade winds across the entire east Caribbean, which is spreading abundant moisture into the area.

29.   Satellite photographs also indicated abundant moisture moving north from the northern coast of South America into our area.

30.   Satellite photos and local observations today show abundant moisture in the lowest levels of the atmosphere.