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WGCA52 TJSJ 122203

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PRC049-147-VIC010-020-030-130430-



BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

603 PM AST WED NOV 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ISLANDS OF PUERTO RICO



     CULEBRA

     VIEQUES



  AND IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS



     SAINT JOHN AND THE ADJACENT SMALLER ISLANDS

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



* UNTIL 1230 AM AST THURSDAY MORNING



* AT 558 PM...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SHOWERS 

AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY 

NORTH ACROSS THESE ISLANDS...WITH OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

POISED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR THROUGH 1230 

AM THURSDAY. THIS ADDED RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING 

AND INITIATE NEW FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...GUTS AND OTHER FLOOD 

PRONE AREAS. IN ADDITION...MUDSLIDES ARE LIKELY OVER AREAS OF STEEP 

TERRAIN.



THIS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION STAY 

AWAY FROM STREAMS...GUTS AND LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING 

ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. DO NOT RISK THE LIVES OF YOU OR YOUR LOVED 

ONES. DONT DROWN...TURN AROUND



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR 

IS IMMINENT. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE NECESSARY 

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS AFFECT YOUR AREA. MOTORISTS AND 

PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS 

YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. PERSONS IN 

LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM 

LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.



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