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WGCA52 TJSJ 272038

FFWSJU

PRC083-272230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

437 PM AST SAT AUG 27 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     LAS MARIAS



* UNTIL 630 PM AST



* AT 433 PM AST...LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS REPORTED THE RIVER 

MAYAGUECILLO WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND OVER THE ROAD ON ROAD 124 AT 

KM 2.0 AND NEAR THE WATER PLANT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE 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 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 1825 6699 1825 6696 1822 6693 1822 6690

      1822 6696



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