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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
613 PM AST SUN OCT 12 2008

PRZ001>004-006-007-012-013-VIZ001-002-122300-
CAGUAS PR-CIDRA PR-COAMO PR-CAYEY PR-AIBONITO PR-JUNCOS PR-GURABO PR-
SAN LORENZO PR-LAS PIEDRAS PR-ARROYO PR-LUQUILLO PR-PATILLAS PR-
MAUNABO PR-NAGUABO PR-CEIBA PR-CANOVANAS PR-GUAYAMA PR-FAJARDO PR-
CULEBRA PR-CAROLINA PR-HUMACAO PR-JUANA DIAZ PR-PONCE PR-SALINAS PR-
SANTA ISABEL PR-PENUELAS PR-RIO GRANDE PR-YABUCOA PR-VIEQUES PR-
SAINT JOHN VI-SAINT THOMAS VI-SAINT CROIX VI-
613 PM AST SUN OCT 12 2008
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS PUERTO 
RICO...
THE BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EARLIER TODAY HAS 
FINALLY MADE ITS DEBUT IN PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 
WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. THE FIRST 
SHOWERS MOVED RAPIDLY INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM AST AND 
WERE ENGULFING THE SAN JUAN METRO AREA AND PONCE AT 6:15 PM. 
MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN MOST OF 
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTHWEST OVER MOST OF THE PUERTO 
RICO...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN THE EASTERN THIRD OF PUERTO RICO. 
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH 10 PM AST MONDAY AND 
WILL ADD SOUTHWEST PUERTO RICO. PERSONS IN ALL BUT NORTHWEST PUERTO 
RICO SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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SNELL