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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 121944

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-099-131-130130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

344 PM AST FRI AUG 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     MOCA

     SAN SEBASTIAN

     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* UNTIL 930 PM AST



* AT 339 PM AST...SATELLITE IMAGES...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND 

SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH 

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME AREAS 

AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. IN ADDITION...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 

THAT THE RIO CULEBRINAS WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG ROADS 109 AND 125 

IN THE CENTRAL LA PLATA SECTOR OF SAN SEBASTIAN. THIS IS LIKELY DUE 

TO A WATER SURGE WHICH WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM THROUGH MOCA AND THEN TO 

AGUADA AND AGUADILLA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS DANGEROUS SURGE 

OF WATER WILL COMBINE WITH OTHER RAINFALL RUNOFF...TO PRODUCE 

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF FLOODING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS. ALSO... 

MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE 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... 

AND STAY OUT OF ALL LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. 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 1832 6696 1829 6695 1841 6727 1855 6735



$$



BCS/RAM

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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 121953 CCA

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-099-131-130130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

344 PM AST FRI AUG 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     MOCA

     SAN SEBASTIAN

     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS AND ITS           

  TRIBUTARIES



* UNTIL 930 PM AST



* AT 339 PM AST...SATELLITE IMAGES...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND 

SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH 

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME AREAS 

AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. IN ADDITION...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 

THAT THE RIO CULEBRINAS WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG ROADS 109 AND 125 

IN THE CENTRAL LA PLATA SECTOR OF SAN SEBASTIAN. THIS IS LIKELY DUE 

TO A WATER SURGE WHICH WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM THROUGH MOCA AND THEN TO 

AGUADA AND AGUADILLA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS DANGEROUS SURGE 

OF WATER WILL COMBINE WITH OTHER RAINFALL RUNOFF...TO PRODUCE 

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF FLOODING ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS. ALSO... 

MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE 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... 

AND STAY OUT OF ALL LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS. 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 1832 6696 1829 6695 1841 6727 1855 6735



$$



BCS/RAM

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