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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

134 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     CEIBA

     FAJARDO



* UNTIL 430 PM AST



* AT 130 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. HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE FOR 

THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND ALSO 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 430 PM 

AST. FOR THAT REASONS A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR PEOPLES 

ALONG RIO FAJARDO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES UNTIL 430 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 1834 6562 1831 6563 1826 6572 1827 6577

      1830 6576 1830 6571

TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 180DEG 0KT 1821 6572



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