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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

357 AM AST WED DEC 12 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     YABUCOA



* UNTIL 1000 AM AST



* AT 355 AM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO 

GUAYANES IN YABUCOA INDICATED THAT THE RIVER WAS 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 GUAYANES AND ITS TRIBUTARIES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 

THROUGH AT LEAST 1000 AM AST. THE NWS DOPPLER RADAR ALSO INDICATED 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS YABUCOA.   



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 1810 6600 1807 6582 1804 6584 1806 6602

TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 180DEG 0KT 1809 6594



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