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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
718 AM AST TUE AUG 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

  IN PUERTO RICO
     BAYAMON
     CIDRA
     CAYEY
     COMERIO
     AIBONITO
     BARRANQUITAS
     NARANJITO
     TOA ALTA
     DORADO
     GUAYAMA
     TOA BAJA

* UNTIL 100 PM AST

* THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE LA PLATA 
RIVER FROM AIBONITO AND CAYEY DOWNSTREAM TO THE ATLANTIC COAST. 

* AT 701 AM AST...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE LA 
PLATA RIVER HAS CAUSED SHARP RISES IN THE LA PLATA RIVER AND ITS 
TRIBUTARIES IN AIBONITO AND CAYEY. IN ADDITION...A FLOOD GATE HAS 
BEEN OPENED AT THE LA PLATA RIVER. THIS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL 
SHARP RISES. FLOODING IS NOW EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 NEAR EL SECTOR 
LA VIGENCITA...ROADS 861 NEAR THE MADRIL AREA AND BARRIO PINAL DEL 
PUENTE. FLOODING IN ROUTES 693 AND 842 AND 165 IN DORADO AND TOA 
BAJA IS ALSO EXPECTED AS WELL AS ROAD 824 AT PUENTE LOS COCOS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1817 6631 1821 6624 1827 6623 1848 6629
      1847 6623 1830 6620 1818 6618 1812 6611
      1806 6609 1813 6632

$$
ROSA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANJUAN