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151-171345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

745 AM AST TUE MAY 17 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* 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 945 AM AST



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

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.



* AT 740 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED LINGERING LIGHT 

RAIN...WITH SOME EMBEDDED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AFFECTING MOST 

OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. ALTHOUGH RAINFALL 

INTENSITIES HAVE DIMINISHED...MANY ROADS...STREAMS...LOW LYING 

AREAS...AS WELL AS THE RIO LA PLATA AND RIO GURABO REMAINED FLOODED. 

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FLASH 

FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD PROBLEMS. IN 

ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



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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