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WGCA52 TJSJ 250448

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PRC013-065-250700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1246 AM AST WED APR 25 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  IN PUERTO RICO

     HATILLO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 300 AM AST



* AT 1243 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THESE AREAS. 

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS

AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 1839 6679 1842 6660 1849 6661 1849 6682



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