

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 120625

FFWSJU

PRC001-013-141-121315-

/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0055.000000T0000Z-071212T1315Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

220 AM AST WED DEC 12 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 915 AM AST



* AT 215 AM AST...SEVERAL U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGES SENSOR ALONG THE RIO 

GRANDE DE ARECIBO WERE 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 915 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 0620Z 180DEG 0KT 1838 6668



$$



FIGUEROA

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000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 120628

FFWSJU

PRC017-039-054-091-101-107-121300-

/O.EXT.TJSJ.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-071212T1300Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

220 AM AST WED DEC 12 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 900 AM AST



* AT 217 AM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE AND REPORTS FROM LOCAL 

EMERGENCY MANAGER INDICATED 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 9 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. 



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS OR IS IMMINENT. MOST 

FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO 

CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.DO NOT STAY IN 

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. TO ESCAPE RISING 

WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 180DEG 0KT 1837 6663



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