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WGCA52 TJSJ 101327

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PRC029-037-053-069-077-085-089-103-119-101700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

920 AM AST MON OCT 10 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     CANOVANAS

     JUNCOS

     LUQUILLO

     NAGUABO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO

     HUMACAO

     RIO GRANDE



* UNTIL 100 PM AST



* AT 919 AM AST...THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR...AND LOCAL RESIDENTS 

REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NAGUABO...

  LA DOLORES...JUNCOS...HATO CANDAL AND CAMPO RICO.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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. MUDSLIDES ALSO CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEM AND 

ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME OF THESE AREAS.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP 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 1838 6581 1832 6573 1819 6572 1816 6587

      1823 6594 1837 6590



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