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WGCA52 TJSJ 161917

FFWSJU

PRC054-113-141-162115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

310 PM AST TUE AUG 16 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     FLORIDA

     UTUADO

     PONCE



* UNTIL 515 PM AST



* AT 302 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINS IN AN AREA FROM UTUADO TO FLORIDA.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

UTUADO.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



RIVER SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ARE ABOUT TO ENTER 

FLOOD OR HAVE ALREADY DONE SO...RIO CERRILLOS...RIO JAUCA...RIO 

LIMON. IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE 

MUNICIPALITY OF UTUADO AS FLOOD WATERS MOVE DOWNSTREAM AND 

ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLS THERE.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 1804 6657 1804 6663 1815 6663 1817 6665

      1828 6665 1836 6654 1801 6654



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