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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

455 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

     CANOVANAS

     CAROLINA

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     COMERIO

     AIBONITO

     AGUAS BUENAS

     ARROYO

     BARRANQUITAS

     JUNCOS

     GURABO

     LUQUILLO

     PATILLAS

     MAUNABO

     NAGUABO

     SAN JUAN

     SAN LORENZO

     YABUCOA

     VILLALBA

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     BAYAMON

     CEIBA

     GUAYAMA

     FAJARDO

     HUMACAO

     JUANA DIAZ

     GUAYNABO

     PONCE

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL

     RIO GRANDE



* UNTIL 745 AM AST



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

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.



* AT 450 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AFFECTING 

MANY OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. ALERT 

GAUGES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 

6 INCHES...HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA...AND 

IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 

WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING AND WILL 

FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. 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 1846 6564 1833 6558 1821 6555 1798 6574

      1789 6608 1793 6640 1797 6668 1813 6665

      1809 6653 1809 6641 1820 6633 1826 6621

      1833 6614 1836 6599



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