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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

537 PM AST SUN JAN 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY



  IN PUERTO RICO

     FAJARDO



* UNTIL 730 PM AST



* AT 535 PM AST...A U.S.G.S. RIVER GAGE SENSOR ALONG THE RIO FAJARDO 

INDICATED THAT THE RIVER HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...AND WAS 

CONTINUING TO RISE. WHILE THE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA HAS 

ENDED...HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL OVER THE MOUNTAINS EARLIER THIS 

AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE RIO FAJARDO 

AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGH AT LEAST 730 PM AST. 



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 1828 6572 1833 6565 1832 6563 1827 6569

      1826 6572 1827 6575 1828 6576 1829 6574

TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 180DEG 0KT 1830 6569



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