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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

552 PM AST TUE OCT 14 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES



  IN PUERTO RICO

     SAN LORENZO

     LAS PIEDRAS

     ARROYO

     PATILLAS

     MAUNABO

     NAGUABO

     GUAYAMA

     HUMACAO

     YABUCOA



* UNTIL 845 PM AST



* AT 543 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF PUERTO RICO UNTIL AT LEAST 845 PM AST. 

THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THIS AREA HAS CREATED SATURATED SOILS 

AND IS LEADING TO RAPID FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS 

SHOULD ALSO EXPECT MUDSLIDES IN AREAS OF HIGH 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.



LAT...LON 1795 6614 1809 6612 1813 6599 1823 6579

      1820 6562 1804 6581 1795 6594



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