

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 262329

FFWSJU

PRC009-019-025-035-041-043-057-123-270330-

/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0009.071026T2323Z-071027T0330Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

723 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     BARRANQUITAS

     GUAYAMA

     SALINAS



* UNTIL 1130 PM AST



* AT 719 PM AST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TWO HIGHWAYS HAVE  

BEEN CLOSED. HIGHWAY 171 FROM CIDRA TO CAYEY WAS CLOSED DUE TO 

RISING WATER FROM A TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA. AND HIGHWAY 

742 WAS CLOSED DUE TO A MUDSLIDE AT KILOMETER 1.3. THE STORMS IN 

THIS BAND OF RAIN ARE MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH.



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

  GUAYAMA...OLIMPO...JOBOS...CAYEY...COQUI...VAZQUEZ...COCO...       

  AIBONITO...SALINAS AND BARRANQUITAS.



AS HEAVIER RAINS MOVE INTO THESE AREAS THE DANGER OF MUDSLIDES WILL 

INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING IF AT ALL 

POSSIBLE. MANY RIVERS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AS THIS EVENT UNFOLDS THIS 

EVENING. CONSIDERABLE RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN EAST OF THE AREA FROM 

YABUCOA TO PATILLAS AND ARROYO.



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.



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 1819 6635 1816 6609 1795 6608 1797 6633

TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 099DEG 25KT 1805 6600



$$



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

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 262331 CCA

FFWSJU

PRC009-019-025-035-041-043-057-123-270330-

/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0010.071026T2323Z-071027T0330Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

723 PM AST FRI OCT 26 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     BARRANQUITAS

     GUAYAMA

     SALINAS



* UNTIL 1130 PM AST



* AT 719 PM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT TWO 

HIGHWAYS HAVE  BEEN CLOSED. HIGHWAY 171 FROM CIDRA TO CAYEY WAS 

CLOSED DUE TO RISING WATER FROM A TRIBUTARY OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA. 

AND HIGHWAY 742 WAS CLOSED DUE TO A MUDSLIDE AT KILOMETER 1.3. THE 

STORMS IN THIS BAND OF RAIN ARE MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH.



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

  GUAYAMA...OLIMPO...JOBOS...CAYEY...COQUI...VAZQUEZ...COCO...       

  AIBONITO...SALINAS AND BARRANQUITAS.



AS HEAVIER RAINS MOVE INTO THESE AREAS THE DANGER OF MUDSLIDES WILL 

INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING IF AT ALL 

POSSIBLE. MANY RIVERS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AS THIS EVENT UNFOLDS THIS 

EVENING. CONSIDERABLE RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN EAST OF THE AREA FROM 

YABUCOA TO PATILLAS AND ARROYO.



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.



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 1819 6635 1816 6609 1795 6608 1797 6633

TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 099DEG 25KT 1805 6600



$$



SNELL

