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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

803 PM AST MON OCT 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     CAYEY

     AGUAS BUENAS

     ARROYO

     PATILLAS

     MAUNABO

     YABUCOA

     GUAYAMA



* UNTIL 1030 PM AST



* AT 759 PM AST...LOCAL WEATHER RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY 

INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER 

THE WARNED AREA FROM THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. LOCAL EMERGENCY 

MANAGERS...MEDIA PERSONNEL...AND RESIDENTS REPORTED THAT IT HAS ONCE 

AGAIN STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY IN SOME OF THESE AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  MARTORELL...CAYEY...CAGUAS...BAIROA AND AGUAS BUENAS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ANY

ROADS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS

ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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 1826 6602 1808 6607 1808 6589 1804 6581

      1798 6591 1795 6621 1805 6616 1808 6620

      1814 6619 1827 6612



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