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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

515 AM AST SUN OCT 9 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     GUANICA

     CIALES

     COAMO

     GUAYANILLA

     JAYUYA

     ADJUNTAS

     MARICAO

     OROCOVIS

     SABANA GRANDE

     UTUADO

     YAUCO

     VILLALBA

     PENUELAS

     GUAYAMA

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 8:00 AM AST



* AT 5 AM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE   

  RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTH AND     

  CENTRAL INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND...WHERE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH  

  FLOODING HAVE OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 

  FALLEN ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THIS NEW WARNING AREA SINCE 2        

  AM...AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 

  FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WHICH WILL MAINTAIN CREEK AND STREAM  

  LEVELS AT OR ABOVE FLOOD LEVELS. IN ADDITION...A LARGE AREA OF     

  HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS WILL MOVE      

  NORTHEAST AND ACROSS PUERTO RICO THIS MORNING...AND CAUSE FURTHER  

  HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING. THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDS IN TIME 

  AND AREA ALL PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED SINCE MIDNIGHT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED 

THROUGH 6 AM...WITH MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS THEN EXPECTED DURING THE 

MORNING HOURS. 



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 6654 1791 6615 1795 6704 1812 6695

      1820 6679 1829 6672



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