

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 162058

FFWSJU

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-

033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-

067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-

101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-1

35-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-170600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

458 PM AST THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED 



* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... 



ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA



AND IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS



     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN 

THE WARNING AREA



* UNTIL 200 AM AST FRIDAY MORNING



* AT 452 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME 

WITH VERY HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...COVERING MUCH OF THE 

WARNING AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS OF NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO HAVE HAD 

A TEMPORARY BREAK IN THE RAINFALL...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS 

EVENING. U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVEL SENSORS CONTINUED TO INDICATE MANY 

RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ALREADY FLOODED 

OR NEAR BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT 

IN NEW FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING 

FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE OVER AREAS OF STEEP 

OR UNSTABLE TERRAIN.



THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



$$



SEELEY



000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 162135 CCA

FFWSJU

PRC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-

033-035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-051-053>055-057-059-061-063-065-

067-069-071-073-075-077-079-081-083-085-087-089-091-093-095-097-099-

101-103-105-107-109-111-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-129-131-133-1

35-137-139-141-143-145-147-149-151-153-VIC010-020-030-170600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED...CORRECTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

458 PM AST THU SEP 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED 



* THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... 



ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA



AND IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS



     SAINT JOHN

     SAINT THOMAS

     SAINT CROIX



THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN 

THE WARNING AREA



* UNTIL 200 AM AST FRIDAY MORNING



* AT 452 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME 

WITH VERY HEAVY TO TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...COVERING MUCH OF THE 

WARNING AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS OF NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO HAVE HAD 

A TEMPORARY BREAK IN THE RAINFALL...NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS 

EVENING. U.S.G.S. RIVER LEVEL SENSORS CONTINUED TO INDICATE MANY 

RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ALREADY FLOODED 

OR NEAR BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN 

NEW FLASH AND RIVER FLOODING AND WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE ONGOING 

FLOOD PROBLEMS. ALSO...MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE OVER AREAS OF STEEP 

OR UNSTABLE TERRAIN.



THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN

JUAN.



$$



SEELEY

