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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

212 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     CAGUAS

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     ARROYO

     JUNCOS

     PATILLAS

     MAUNABO

     NAGUABO

     SAN LORENZO

     YABUCOA

     LAS PIEDRAS

     GUAYAMA

     HUMACAO

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL



* UNTIL 500 AM AST



* THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES 

  WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.



* AT 207 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

OFFICIALS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND 

U.S.G.S. RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO 

RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL 

LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY 

OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1825 6576 1804 6567 1795 6593 1791 6619

      1793 6641 1796 6667 1810 6665 1807 6632

      1812 6613



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