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PRC013-017-027-065-091-115-112100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

200 PM AST THU MAY 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     MANATI

     BARCELONETA

     QUEBRADILLAS

     CAMUY

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 500 PM AST



* AT 156 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINS AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING THE 

WARNED AREA. DURING THE PAST HALF AN HOUR...HEAVY RAINS AND STORMS 

HAVE BEEN INTENSIFYING AS THEY MOVE NORTH NORTHEASTWARD. ESTIMATED 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...RANGED FROM ONE TO THREE 

INCHES. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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 1843 6693 1846 6693 1846 6646 1844 6646

      1841 6652 1841 6679 1838 6682 1838 6690



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