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WGCA52 TJSJ 152220

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PRC003-005-099-160430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

615 PM AST THU SEP 15 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     MOCA

     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* UNTIL 1230 AM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 607 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT WATER LEVELS 

WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND THE FLOOD WATERS WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM 

TOWARD MARGARITA DAM. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE RIO CULEBRINAS WILL 

FLOOD AT THE MARGARITA DAM AROUND 8 PM. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 1833 6707 1833 6718 1841 6718 1843 6715

      1846 6715 1846 6707 1843 6704 1830 6704



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