2012 Flood Advisories and Warnings for Puerto Rico / USVI

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Contrary to last year,when I started this same topic in the summer,this time I am starting it with the first flood advisorie of the year.Let's see how many of these will be up until the last one is issued.

#1

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2012

PRC001-011-023-055-067-079-081-083-093-097-121-125-153-212200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0001.120121T2000Z-120121T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANASCO PR-GUANICA PR-HORMIGUEROS PR-LAJAS PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-
SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-YAUCO PR-ADJUNTAS PR-LAS MARIAS PR-
CABO ROJO PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 21 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ANASCO...GUANICA...HORMIGUEROS...LAJAS...LARES...MARICAO...
SABANA GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...YAUCO...ADJUNTAS...LAS MARIAS...
CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 355 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AS WELL
AS REPORTS FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC SUGGESTED THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL IS AFFECTING THE ADVISORY AREA...SPECIALLY FROM YAUCO
AND AND MARICAO WESTWARD TO CABO ROJO AND MAYAGUEZ. IN ADDITION
EXTENSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT AFFECT SMALL
RIVER AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1822 6683 1806 6683 1797 6717 1817 6719
1820 6717 1823 6718 1826 6720 1828 6720

$$

FIGUEROA/SANCHEZ

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#2

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
457 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2012

PRC001-003-005-011-013-027-065-071-081-083-093-097-099-115-117-131-
141-102300-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0002.120210T2057Z-120210T2300Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANASCO PR-HATILLO PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-MOCA PR-UTUADO PR-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-ADJUNTAS PR-ARECIBO PR-LAS MARIAS PR-RINCON PR-
AGUADILLA PR-ISABELA PR-CAMUY PR-AGUADA PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
QUEBRADILLAS PR-
457 PM AST FRI FEB 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ANASCO...HATILLO...LARES...MARICAO...MOCA...UTUADO...SAN
SEBASTIAN...ADJUNTAS...ARECIBO...LAS MARIAS...RINCON...
AGUADILLA...ISABELA...CAMUY...AGUADA...MAYAGUEZ AND QUEBRADILLAS

* UNTIL 700 PM AST

* AT 450 PM AST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS AFFECTING THE
ADVISORY AREA...SPECIALLY FROM UTUADO WESTWARD TO ANASCO AND
AGUADILLA. IN ADDITION EXTENSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL AFFECT AFFECT SMALL RIVER AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1838 6666 1825 6666 1819 6706 1824 6719
1828 6720 1830 6725 1839 6723 1842 6717
1846 6718 1849 6717

$$

FIGUEROA

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#3

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
802 PM AST MON FEB 13 2012

PRC047-101-105-143-140200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0003.120214T0002Z-120214T0200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-
802 PM AST MON FEB 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...MOROVIS...NARANJITO AND VEGA ALTA

* UNTIL 1000 PM AST

* AT 759 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO
RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING
ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST 10:00PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1837 6630 1831 6625 1825 6636 1828 6638
1827 6640 1833 6645 1835 6639 1835 6638
1836 6637 1837 6632

$$

OMS

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#4

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
952 PM AST MON FEB 13 2012

PRC047-101-105-143-140400-
/O.EXT.TJSJ.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120214T0400Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-VEGA ALTA PR-
952 PM AST MON FEB 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...MOROVIS...NARANJITO AND VEGA ALTA

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST

WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE MODERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY
ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA. THIS RAINFALL IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT
AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1837 6630 1831 6625 1825 6636 1828 6638
1827 6640 1833 6645 1835 6639 1835 6638
1836 6637 1837 6632

$$

OMS

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#5

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
546 AM AST TUE FEB 14 2012

PRC047-101-143-145-141245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.W.0002.120214T0946Z-120214T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-MOROVIS PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
546 AM AST TUE FEB 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COROZAL MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
MOROVIS MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
VEGA ALTA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
VEGA BAJA MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VEGA BAJA...

* UNTIL 845 AM AST

* AT 542 AM AST U.S.G.S. RIVER SENSORS INDICATED THAT THE RIO CIBUCO
WAS AT 15.63 FEET...AND THEREFORE STILL ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE AND
SLOWLY RISING. AT 16 FEET THE RIVER MAY FLOOD ROAD NUMBER 2 IN VEGA
BAJA AND VEGA ALTA AS WELL AS ROADS 675 AND 676. FOR THOSE
REASONS...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 845 AM AST.


A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS 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.

&&

LAT...LON 1849 6641 1847 6633 1829 6633 1831 6644

$$

JJA

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#6

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
208 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

PRC029-031-037-053-087-089-119-012000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0004.120301T1808Z-120301T2000Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CANOVANAS PR-CEIBA PR-FAJARDO PR-CAROLINA PR-LUQUILLO PR-
RIO GRANDE PR-LOIZA PR-
208 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
CANOVANAS...CEIBA...FAJARDO...CAROLINA...LUQUILLO...RIO GRANDE
AND LOIZA

* UNTIL 400 PM AST

* AT 206 PM AST...WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE
MODERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THESE MUNICIPALITIES. THIS
RAINFALL...IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS
AND CREEKS AT LEAST THROUGH 400 PM AST.


MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1842 6581 1842 6577 1838 6570 1840 6562
1837 6555 1838 6560 1835 6562 1834 6560
1836 6557 1835 6556 1832 6562 1827 6562
1826 6558 1822 6560 1839 6597 1846 6595
1846 6591

$$

AAS

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#7

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
214 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

PRC021-033-045-047-051-061-101-105-107-127-135-137-143-145-012015-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0005.120301T1814Z-120301T2015Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BAYAMON PR-COMERIO PR-COROZAL PR-GUAYNABO PR-MOROVIS PR-NARANJITO PR-
OROCOVIS PR-SAN JUAN PR-VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-DORADO PR-
TOA ALTA PR-TOA BAJA PR-CATANO PR-
214 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
BAYAMON...COMERIO...COROZAL...GUAYNABO...MOROVIS...NARANJITO...
OROCOVIS...SAN JUAN...VEGA ALTA...VEGA BAJA...DORADO...TOA
ALTA...TOA BAJA AND CATANO

* UNTIL 415 PM AST

* AT 209 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING SOME
OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES AND MOVING INTO OTHERS. RADAR ESTIMATES
INDICATE THAT UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
AT LEAST 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 415 PM AST.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK
AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6624 1848 6617 1846 6617 1848 6614
1847 6607 1845 6603 1844 6604 1842 6603
1838 6606 1829 6619 1822 6622 1829 6640
1850 6637

$$

BCS

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#8

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
248 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

PRC001-039-059-073-075-081-093-107-111-113-141-149-153-012145-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0006.120301T1848Z-120301T2145Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CIALES PR-GUAYANILLA PR-JAYUYA PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-
OROCOVIS PR-PENUELAS PR-PONCE PR-UTUADO PR-VILLALBA PR-YAUCO PR-
ADJUNTAS PR-
248 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
CIALES...GUAYANILLA...JAYUYA...JUANA DIAZ...LARES...MARICAO...
OROCOVIS...PENUELAS...PONCE...UTUADO...VILLALBA...YAUCO AND
ADJUNTAS

* UNTIL 545 PM AST

* AT 243 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATE THAT ONE
TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
AT LEAST 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 545 PM AST.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK
AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1826 6686 1824 6669 1820 6659 1818 6654
1817 6651 1816 6648 1809 6647 1810 6665
1808 6678 1815 6691

$$

BCS

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#9

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
353 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

PRC003-011-067-083-097-099-117-125-131-012200-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0007.120301T1953Z-120301T2200Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANASCO PR-HORMIGUEROS PR-MOCA PR-SAN GERMAN PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
LAS MARIAS PR-RINCON PR-AGUADA PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
353 PM AST THU MAR 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ANASCO...HORMIGUEROS...MOCA...SAN GERMAN...SAN SEBASTIAN...LAS
MARIAS...RINCON...AGUADA AND MAYAGUEZ

* UNTIL 600 PM AST

* AT 353 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AND U.S.G.S. GAGES INDICATE THAT ONE
TO ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF
THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
AT LEAST 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 6 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1838 6712 1835 6691 1823 6692 1818 6705
1814 6698 1811 6710 1817 6718 1820 6715
1829 6720 1830 6723 1836 6727 1840 6717

$$

ER

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#10

Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
445 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2012

PRC001-011-067-081-083-093-097-125-131-141-022245-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0008.120302T2045Z-120302T2245Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ANASCO PR-HORMIGUEROS PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-SAN GERMAN PR-UTUADO PR-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-ADJUNTAS PR-LAS MARIAS PR-MAYAGUEZ PR-
445 PM AST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
ANASCO...HORMIGUEROS...LARES...MARICAO...SAN GERMAN...UTUADO...
SAN SEBASTIAN...ADJUNTAS...LAS MARIAS AND MAYAGUEZ

* UNTIL 645 PM AST

* AT 438 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THESE AREAS
THROUGH 645 PM AST. AS A RESULT...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE
INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS
WELL AS LAND ALONG THESE BANKS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.


&&

LAT...LON 1830 6702 1829 6669 1815 6670 1813 6679
1817 6683 1816 6685 1814 6697 1809 6708
1817 6717 1821 6717 1830 6719 1832 6714

$$

ER

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#11

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
318 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2012

PRC001-059-073-081-083-093-107-131-141-149-153-092115-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0009.120309T1918Z-120309T2115Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUAYANILLA PR-JAYUYA PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-OROCOVIS PR-UTUADO PR-
VILLALBA PR-YAUCO PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-ADJUNTAS PR-LAS MARIAS PR-
318 PM AST FRI MAR 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
GUAYANILLA...JAYUYA...LARES...MARICAO...OROCOVIS...UTUADO...
VILLALBA...YAUCO...SAN SEBASTIAN...ADJUNTAS AND LAS MARIAS

* UNTIL 515 PM AST

* AT 315 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT ONE TO ONE AND
ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE
ADVISORY AREA AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AT
LEAST 1 INCH IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 515 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1821 6654 1816 6654 1820 6650 1815 6649
1813 6653 1815 6652 1817 6660 1812 6673
1816 6701 1818 6705 1818 6702 1825 6708
1827 6704 1835 6705 1837 6704

$$

FIGUEROA/RODRIGUEZ/SANCHEZ

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#12

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
532 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2012

PRC001-059-081-083-093-111-113-121-125-131-141-153-110030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0011.120310T2132Z-120311T0030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUAYANILLA PR-LARES PR-MARICAO PR-PENUELAS PR-PONCE PR-
SABANA GRANDE PR-SAN GERMAN PR-UTUADO PR-YAUCO PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-
ADJUNTAS PR-LAS MARIAS PR-
532 PM AST SAT MAR 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
GUAYANILLA...LARES...MARICAO...PENUELAS...PONCE...SABANA
GRANDE...SAN GERMAN...UTUADO...YAUCO...SAN SEBASTIAN...ADJUNTAS
AND LAS MARIAS

* UNTIL 830 PM AST

* AT 530 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING THESE
MUNICIPALITIES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THE ADVISORY AREA AND IT
CONTINUED TO RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AT LEAST 1 INCH IS
EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 830 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1829 6696 1831 6692 1829 6661 1808 6671
1807 6702

$$

FIGUEROA

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#13

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1247 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

PRC047-105-135-121945-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0012.120312T1647Z-120312T1945Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COROZAL PR-NARANJITO PR-TOA ALTA PR-
1247 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL...NARANJITO AND TOA ALTA

* UNTIL 345 PM AST

* AT 1246 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES
ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG
ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST 345 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1840 6625 1831 6620 1830 6621 1829 6621
1824 6631 1825 6632 1832 6637 1836 6635
1839 6628 1838 6626

$$

OMS

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#14

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
226 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

PRC055-059-121-153-122030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0013.120312T1826Z-120312T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUANICA PR-GUAYANILLA PR-SABANA GRANDE PR-YAUCO PR-
226 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
GUANICA...GUAYANILLA...SABANA GRANDE AND YAUCO

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 225 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
430 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1794 6696 1798 6697 1802 6696 1803 6696
1805 6698 1808 6698 1810 6680 1798 6677
1797 6678

$$

OMS

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#15

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
234 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

PRC143-145-122030-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0014.120312T1834Z-120312T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
VEGA ALTA PR-VEGA BAJA PR-
234 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
VEGA ALTA AND VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 430 PM AST

* AT 230 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED
IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO CIBUCO AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. RESIDENTS IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL
REPORTED ROAD 620 AND 647 FLOODED.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1848 6643 1848 6633 1838 6631 1836 6638

$$

OMS

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#16

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC047-143-145-130230-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0001.120312T2033Z-120313T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
433 PM AST MON MAR 12 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
COROZAL
VEGA ALTA
VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 1030 PM AST

* AT 425 PM AST...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS
RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON RIO CIBUCO ACROSS SECTOR FATIMA IN
VEGA ALTA. ROADS 620 AND 647 ARE CLOSED TO TRANSIT AND ROADS
675...676 AND 690 WILL BE CLOSED TO TRANSIT VERY SOON. MOTORISTS
DRIVING ALONG THE RIO CIBUCO IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE
EXTREME CAUTION. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

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 1848 6639 1848 6633 1834 6635 1835 6639

$$

FIGUEROA

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

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#17

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
409 PM AST TUE MAR 13 2012

PRC113-132215-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0015.120313T2009Z-120313T2215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE PR-
409 PM AST TUE MAR 13 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY...

IN PUERTO RICO
PONCE

* UNTIL 615 PM AST

* AT 408 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
615 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1814 6667 1814 6656 1810 6655 1809 6656
1807 6654 1801 6653 1799 6654 1798 6664

$$

OMS

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#18

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1254 PM AST WED MAR 14 2012

PRC059-111-153-141945-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0016.120314T1654Z-120314T1945Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GUAYANILLA PR-PENUELAS PR-YAUCO PR-
1254 PM AST WED MAR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
GUAYANILLA...PENUELAS AND YAUCO

* UNTIL 345 PM AST

* AT 1252 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
345 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1811 6689 1813 6677 1811 6675 1812 6674
1811 6673 1813 6671 1799 6671 1801 6678
1796 6684

$$

OMS

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#19

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
233 PM AST WED MAR 14 2012

PRC001-113-142130-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FA.Y.0017.120314T1833Z-120314T2130Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PONCE PR-ADJUNTAS PR-
233 PM AST WED MAR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY
FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES...

IN PUERTO RICO
PONCE AND ADJUNTAS

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 231 PM AST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THESE AREAS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROADWAYS...THROUGH AT LEAST
530 PM AST.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 1806 6669 1809 6668 1811 6668 1814 6672
1816 6670 1816 6664 1815 6664 1816 6663
1816 6658 1798 6654 1798 6669

$$

OMS

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#20

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PRC003-005-099-150345-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.FF.W.0003.120314T2149Z-120315T0345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
549 PM AST WED MAR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO
MOCA
AGUADILLA
AGUADA

* UNTIL 1145 PM AST

* AT 542 PM AST...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE CULEBRINAS
RIVER BASIN HAS CAUSED SHARP RISES ON THE RIVER. AT 541 PM
AST...USGS SENSORS INDICATED THE RIVER AT MOCA AT 15.81 FEET AND
RISING RAPIDLY AND FLOOD STAGE IS 25 FEET. LATEST PROJECTIONS
INDICATE THE RIVER WILL CREST AROUND 26 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING.

AT 25 FEET...THE RIVER FLOODS HIGHWAY ROUTE 111 FROM SAN SEBASTIAN
TO AGUADILLA ESPECIALLY AT THE JUNCTION WITH ROUTE 125 IN MOCA.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN
JUAN.

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 1841 6719 1841 6717 1837 6707 1835 6708
1837 6714

$$

ROSA/ALAMO

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