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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 312340

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-010330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

740 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* UNTIL 1130 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...



     RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 735 PM AST...ALSO...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE 

WATER LEVEL AT THE MARGARITA DAM AT AGUADA WAS RISING STEADILY AND 

WAS NEARING FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS LIKELY TO GO OUT OF ITS BANKS 

IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES AND WILL FLOOD LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE 

AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW 

MODERATE SHOWERS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THIS RAINFALL 

WILL LIKELY WORSEN THE FLOOD CONDITIONS.



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 1848 6713 1837 6715 1837 6721 1850 6720



$$



BCS

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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 312346 CCA

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-010330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

740 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO



     AGUADILLA

     AGUADA



* UNTIL 1130 PM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...



     RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 735 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER 

LEVEL ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS AT THE MARGARITA DAM AT AGUADA WAS 

RISING STEADILY AND WAS NEARING FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS LIKELY TO 

GO OUT OF ITS BANKS IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES AND WILL FLOOD LOW LYING 

AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BANKS. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR 

CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE SHOWERS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA 

AND THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY WORSEN THE FLOOD CONDITIONS.



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 1848 6713 1837 6715 1837 6721 1850 6720



$$



BCS/ASL

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