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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1129 AM AST SUN OCT 28 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     COAMO

     AIBONITO

     BARRANQUITAS

     JAYUYA

     ADJUNTAS

     OROCOVIS

     UTUADO

     YAUCO

     VILLALBA

     GUAYANILLA

     GUANICA

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     SANTA ISABEL

     PENUELAS

     LAJAS



* UNTIL 230 PM AST



* AT 1122 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AFFECTING THESE MUNICIPALITIES. HOWEVER...A    

  NEW BAND OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY     

  RAIN WAS POISED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BEGINNING BY 1145  

  AM AND THEN CONTINUING THROUGH 230 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1    

  TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING  

  OF LOW LYING AREAS...ROADS...RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND WILL         

  FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING. MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER      

  AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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.



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.



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 1796 6705 1813 6656 1814 6680 1831 6682

      1834 6679 1833 6658 1817 6653 1825 6650

      1828 6641 1825 6628 1818 6624 1795 6635

TIME...MOT...LOC 1529Z 180DEG 0KT 1803 6659



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