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WGCA52 TJSJ 282349

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PRC013-290200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

750 PM AST WED SEP 28 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 1000 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...RIO TANAMA AT CHARCO HONDO

 AND RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO NEAR SAN PEDRO



* AT 745 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER      

  LEVELS OF THE RIO TANAMA REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FROM EARLIER     

  RAINFALL. ADDITIONALLY...THE WATER LEVELS OF THE RIO GRANDE DE     

  ARECIBO CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY AND WILL RISE OUT OF ITS BANKS. 



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 1844 6662 1837 6662 1838 6673 1846 6673



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