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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
209 PM AST MON OCT 20 2008

PRZ009-010-201930-
SAN SEBASTIAN PR-LAS MARIAS PR-ANASCO PR-
209 PM AST MON OCT 20 2008

AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN PUERTO RICO WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY
SOME SMALL HAIL THROUGH 330 PM AST.

AT 205 PM AST...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS...STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN SAN SEBASTIAN ACROSS LAS
MARIAS AND OVER ANASCO...THAT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL THROUGH 330 PM AST.

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
RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 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.

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