

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 010325

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-010730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1128 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 330 AM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 1125 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER 

LEVEL ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS AT THE MARGARITA DAM AT AGUADA 

CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD LOW LYING 

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

INDICATES MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 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



$$



ASL/BCS



000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 010325

FFWSJU

PRC003-005-010730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1128 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 330 AM AST



*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER...RIO CULEBRINAS



* AT 1125 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER 

LEVEL ALONG THE RIO CULEBRINAS AT THE MARGARITA DAM AT AGUADA 

CONTINUES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD LOW LYING 

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

INDICATES MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 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



$$



ASL/BCS

