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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

848 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     CIALES

     FLORIDA

     OROCOVIS

     MOROVIS

     BARCELONETA

     MANATI



* UNTIL 300 AM AST WEDNESDAY



* AT 843 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE REVEAL THAT THE RIO GRANDE

  DE MANATI REMAINS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT THE PRESENT TIME.  EVEN 

  THOUGH THE RIVER HAS PEAKED...ADDITIONAL RUNOFF AND SCATTERED... 

  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT TO THE AREA. 

  THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE WARNING

  THROUGH 3 AM AST WEDNESDAY MORNING.



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

  LUISA...IMBERY AND BARCELONETA



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 UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 1848 6658 1850 6649 1822 6640 1818 6654

TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 180DEG 0KT 1837 6663



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