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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

730 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     VEGA ALTA

     VEGA BAJA



* UNTIL 100 PM AST



* AT 705 AM AST...THE USGS RIVER SENSOR INDICATED THAT RIO CIBUCO AT 

VEGA BAJA CONTINUES OVER A FOOT OF ITS FLOOD STAGE. AT THIS 

TIME...DOPPLER RARAR INDICATES THAT MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE 

MOVING ACROSS THAT AREA WITHIN THIS HOUR. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS ARE 

MODERATE TO HEAVY AND CAN HELP THE RIVER WATER LEVELS TO COME UP IN 

THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEREFORE...OPTED TO EXTEND THE WARNING FOR RIO 

CIBUCO UNTIL 100 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 1850 6642 1849 6635 1840 6632 1837 6634

      1836 6638

TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 180DEG 0KT 1839 6634



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