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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

852 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

     ADJUNTAS

     UTUADO

     ARECIBO



* UNTIL 315 AM AST WEDNESDAY



* AT 843 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO GRANDE

  DE ARECIBO WAS INDICATING THAT THE RIVER WAS STILL SEVERAL FEET 

  ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND VERY SLOWLY BEGINNING TO RECEDE. WHILE 

  THIS RIVER SLOWLY RECEDES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...DANGEROUS 

  FLOODING ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE ARECIBO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IS 

  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 315 AM AST. 



RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT 

WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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 1849 6675 1848 6662 1814 6664 1812 6669

      1813 6672

TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 180DEG 0KT 1838 6668



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