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WWCA82 TJSJ 251627
SPSSJU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1227 PM AST SAT MAY 25 2013
PRC003-005-027-071-099-115-117-131-251730-
MOCA PR-SAN SEBASTIAN PR-RINCON PR-AGUADILLA PR-ISABELA PR-CAMUY PR-
AGUADA PR-QUEBRADILLAS PR-
1227 PM AST SAT MAY 25 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
OVER NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO...
AT 1216 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROX 2 MILES SOUTH OF ACEITUNAS...OR ABOUT 5
MILES EAST OF AGUADILLA...MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
THE HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY
MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO
QUICKLY RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD
WATERS.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. SUDDEN
WINDS GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS
AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
MOTORISTS AND PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
RAM
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