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WGCA52 TJSJ 311913

FFWSJU

PRC021-045-105-135-312200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

313 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     COMERIO

     NARANJITO

     TOA ALTA

     BAYAMON



* UNTIL 600 PM AST



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

  THE WARNING AREA.



* AT 308 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AFFECTING THESE 

MUNICIPALITIES. U.S.G.S. RIVER GAUGES INDICATED THAT RIO LA PLATA AT 

NARANJITO WAS NEARING FLOOD STAGE AS A WATER SURGE MOVES DOWNSTREAM 

AND THIS SURGE OF WATER WILL MOVE TOWARD TOA ALTA. BACK UPSTREAM AT 

COMERIO...THE RIVER WAS ALSO RISING QUICKLY AND THIS WATER WILL FLOW 

DOWNSTREAM TO THESE OTHER AREAS THROUGH 600 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM AND THIS WILL 

RESULT IN NEW FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. 

ALSO...MUDSLIDES WILL OCCUR 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 RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN

RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1838 6621 1832 6617 1823 6620 1822 6626

      1838 6626



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