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WGCA52 TJSJ 100854

FFWSJU

VIC010-020-030-101100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

455 AM AST MON OCT 10 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS

  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 700 AM AST



* AT 446 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER 

SAINT CROIX. THE LINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH...AND WILL AFFECT 

SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN BY 515 AM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF GUTS... 

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 1844 6464 1757 6447 1764 6503 1847 6504



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