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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

604 PM AST SUN SEP 21 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     BAYAMON

     CAGUAS

     CIDRA

     COAMO

     CAYEY

     COMERIO

     AIBONITO

     AGUAS BUENAS

     BARRANQUITAS

     JUNCOS

     GURABO

     NARANJITO

     TOA ALTA

     SAN LORENZO

     TRUJILLO ALTO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     ARROYO

     LUQUILLO

     PATILLAS

     MAUNABO

     NAGUABO

     GUAYNABO

     CEIBA

     CANOVANAS

     GUAYAMA

     FAJARDO

     CULEBRA

     CAROLINA

     HUMACAO

     JUANA DIAZ

     PONCE

     CATANO

     SAN JUAN

     SALINAS

     SANTA ISABEL

     LOIZA

     RIO GRANDE

     YABUCOA

     VIEQUES

     TOA BAJA



* UNTIL 1000 PM AST



* AT 557 PM AST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY TO 

TORRENTIAL   RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF 

EAST..SOUTHEAST...AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR PUERTO RICO. THE RADAR 

HAS ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS FOUR INCHES PER HOUR.   

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE          

AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS              

BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME...AND IN AREAL COVERAGE TO INCLUDE THE SAN 

JUAN METRO AREA. MORE HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 

MONDAY MORNING. 



MUDSLIDES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND THE 

POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSLIDE IS HIGH IN AREAS STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 1795 6655 1826 6629 1849 6620 1843 6556

      1829 6557 1819 6545 1821 6531 1831 6543

      1840 6536 1836 6520 1821 6531 1809 6523

      1804 6556 1817 6564 1793 6589



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