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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

329 AM AST TUE OCT 30 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     AIBONITO

     JAYUYA

     OROCOVIS

     VILLALBA

     ARROYO

     PATILLAS

     GUAYAMA

     JUANA DIAZ

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL



* UNTIL 630 AM AST



* AT 325 AM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO. DUE TO 

HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THIS AREA THE PAST FEW DAYS...AND ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING HOURS...A 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN 

PUERTO RICO THROUGH 630 AM AST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES 

CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO VILLALBA...

  VAZQUEZ...LUIS LLORENS TORRES...LOS LLANOS...JUANA DIAZ...

  GUAYABAL...COAMO...CAYEY AND AIBONITO



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.



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 1817 6656 1812 6605 1795 6607 1798 6653

TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 180DEG 0KT 1803 6624



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