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WGCA52 TJSJ 181609

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PRC023-043-055-059-067-075-079-111-113-121-123-125-133-149-153-

181900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1209 PM AST WED MAY 18 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED AND EXPANDED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     HORMIGUEROS

     GUANICA

     COAMO

     GUAYANILLA

     SABANA GRANDE

     SAN GERMAN

     YAUCO

     VILLALBA

     PENUELAS

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     CABO ROJO

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 300 PM AST



* AT 1204 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY 

HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING MANY OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR 

ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 1 TO 2 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.



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. YOU SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT 

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

OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1815 6646 1806 6636 1794 6621 1790 6668

      1792 6722 1812 6721 1813 6688 1811 6672



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