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WGCA52 TJSJ 271628

FFWSJU

VIC010-271930-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1228 PM AST SAT OCT 27 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING ISLAND



  IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS



     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 330 PM AST



* AT 1223 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND 

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING ST CROIX... 

ESPECIALLY THE EAST HALF. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 330 PM AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH 

FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...ROADS...GUTS AND STREAMS...AND WILL 

FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE 

POSSIBLE OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



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 1769 6460 1764 6473 1764 6490 1768 6494

      1776 6494 1782 6481 1778 6455 1773 6455

TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 180DEG 0KT 1795 6497



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