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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

600 PM AST MON APR 28 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     COROZAL

     MOROVIS

     VEGA ALTA

     VEGA BAJA



* UNTIL 730 PM AST



* AT 553 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM HEAVY...NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIRANDA AND

  FRANQUEZ...UNIBON...CINEGUETA AND CIBUCO



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...ROADS

AND LANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. BECAUSE OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS OVER 

THE WEEKEND THIS AREA IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO MUDSLIDES. THIS 

RAIN IS OVER SOUTHERN VEGA BAJA AND VEGA ALTA AND IS NOT AFFECTING 

THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



LAT...LON 1836 6643 1840 6640 1838 6636 1833 6633

      1828 6639

TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 180DEG 0KT 1833 6635



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