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PRC021-033-047-051-061-127-135-137-139-143-160200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

708 PM AST SUN JAN 15 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     DORADO

     COROZAL

     SAN JUAN

     TOA ALTA

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     VEGA ALTA

     BAYAMON

     GUAYNABO

     CATANO

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 1000 PM AST



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



* AT 705 PM AST...RIVER LEVEL SENSORS INDICATED THAT THE WATER  

LEVELS WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND STILL INCREASING FROM HEAVY 

SHOWERS THAT OCCURRED ACROSS THE AREA. MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUED 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS ALREADY INUNDATED 

AS WELL AS RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES ALONG THE WARNING AREA ARE 

LIKELY.



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

  VEGA ALTA...TOA BAJA...SAN JUAN...SAN ANTONIO...SABANA SECA...RIO

  LAJAS...SAN JOSE...TOA ALTA...MONSERRATE...LEVITTOWN...INGENIO...

  GUAYNABO...DORADO...CATANO...CANDELARIA ARENAS...CANDELARIA...

  CAMPANILLA...BRENAS AND BAYAMON.



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 1847 6603 1833 6603 1834 6636 1849 6634



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