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PRC013-017-091-120430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

933 PM AST WED OCT 11 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

  FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO

     MANATI

     BARCELONETA

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 1230 AM AST



* AT 927 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTHERN

  ARECIBO...CENTRAL BARCELONETA AND WESTERN MANATI.



TURN AROUND DONT DROWN...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 RAPID RISING 

WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN 

IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING 

IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. 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 STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1840 6673 1838 6648 1846 6648 1847 6676



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