

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 151826

FFWSJU

PRC103-152030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

218 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     NAGUABO



* UNTIL 430 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...



* AT 215 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR ALONG THE RIO ICACOS ON THE 

SOUTH SLOPES OF EL YUNQUE...WHICH FEEDS INTO THE RIO BLANCO... 

INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN RAPIDLY FROM 1.5 FEET TO 

NEARLY 6 FT IN THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES 

POSSIBLE BY 3 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES IN THE RIO 

NAGUABO AND RIO BLANCO AS WELL AS THEIR TRIBUTARIES. THIS HEAVY RAIN 

WILL ALSO AFFECT THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NAGUABO AS THE STORMS MOVE 

OFF TO THE EAST. 



ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE RAINING IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

NAGUABO...PEOPLE ALONG THE RIO BLANCO IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

NAGUABO SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR RAPID RISES IN THE RIVER THROUGH 

AT LEAST 430 PM.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. 



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 1822 6574 1822 6577 1825 6577 1825 6574

      1822 6571 1820 6571



$$



RGZ

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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 151828

FFWSJU

PRC103-152030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

218 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO

     NAGUABO



* UNTIL 430 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

  RIO ICACOS AND RIO BLANCO



* AT 215 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR ALONG THE RIO ICACOS ON THE 

SOUTH SLOPES OF EL YUNQUE...WHICH FEEDS INTO THE RIO BLANCO... 

INDICATED THAT THE WATER LEVELS HAVE RISEN RAPIDLY FROM 1.5 FEET TO 

NEARLY 6 FT IN THE PAST HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES 

POSSIBLE BY 3 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RISES IN THE RIO 

NAGUABO AND RIO BLANCO AS WELL AS THEIR TRIBUTARIES. THIS HEAVY RAIN 

WILL ALSO AFFECT THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NAGUABO AS THE STORMS MOVE 

OFF TO THE EAST. 



ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE RAINING IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

NAGUABO...PEOPLE ALONG THE RIO BLANCO IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

NAGUABO SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT FOR RAPID RISES IN THE RIVER THROUGH 

AT LEAST 430 PM.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. 



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 1822 6574 1822 6577 1825 6577 1825 6574

      1822 6571 1820 6571



$$



RGZ

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