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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

538 AM AST FRI SEP 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY



  IN PUERTO RICO

     NAGUABO



* UNTIL 730 AM AST



* AT 5:29 AM AST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED PORTIONS  

  OF HIGHWAY 131 INTRANSITABLE DUE TO RIO BLANCO FLOWING OUT OF ITS  

  BANKS...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 3 ALSO INTRANSITABLE. WATER LEVELS 

  IN RIO BLANCO ARE LIKELY TO RISE HIGHER DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR    

  SO. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE OFFSHORE OVER         

  THE CARIBBEAN AND MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST COAST...AND LEAVE        

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...CAUSING FURTHER FLOODING PROBLEMS.  



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 1820 6578 1821 6582 1824 6582 1826 6575

      1825 6568 1821 6568 1817 6574 1817 6577



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