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WGCA52 TJSJ 242311

FFWSJU

PRC091-017-075-145-250445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

710 PM AST TUE MAY 24 2005



* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN TIME AND AREA AND NOW 

INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO



     MANATI...BARCELONETA...JUANA DIAZ AND VEGA BAJA



* UNTIL 1245 AM AST



* FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...RIO GRANDE DE MANATI...RIO CIBUCO AND 

RIO JACAGUAS 



* AT 705 PM AST...USGS RIVER GAUGES ALONG THE RIVERS ABOVE INDICATED 

THAT THE RIVERS HAVE GONE OVER OR ARE JUST NEAR FLOOD STAGE AND 

CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY. THE RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE EVEN 

FURTHER IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE HOURS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 6647 1839 6646 1836 6656 1848 6656



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