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NOCA42 TJSJ 200343 CCA
PNSSJU

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1115 PM AST SAT APR 19 2003

...PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE 17 AND 18 OF APR 2003.

A VIGOROUS MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTREMELY 
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS OF PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL CONTINUE 
TO WEAKEN DURING THE COMING WEEK. THE TROUGH RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD 
FLOODING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SECTIONS OF PUERTO RICO 
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW PRELIMINARY MAXIMUM RAINFALL TOTALS FOR 
PUERTO RICO COVERING THE PERIOD FROM 3 AM THURSDAY MORNING TO 8 PM 
FRIDAY NIGHT (ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST INCH).

NAGUABO...      22 INCHES
LAS PIEDRAS...  17 INCHES
RIO GRANDE...   16 INCHES
LUQUILLO...     14 INCHES
PONCE...        13 INCHES
FAJARDO...      12 INCHES
CABO ROJO...     8 INCHES
JUANA DIAZ...    7 INCHES
VILLALBA...      7 INCHES
SAN LORENZO...   7 INCHES
MAUNABO...       7 INCHES
JUNCOS...        6 INCHES
CEIBA...         6 INCHES
COMERIO...       6 INCHES
CAGUAS...        6 INCHES
CAYEY...         6 INCHES
YAUCO...         6 INCHES
JAYUYA...        6 INCHES
MOROVIS...       6 INCHES
SANTA ISABEL...  6 INCHES
PATILLAS...      6 INCHES
BAYAMON...       6 INCHES
GURABO...        5 INCHES
CANOVANAS...     5 INCHES
COAMO...         5 INCHES
SAN JUAN...      4 INCHES
TRUJILLO ALTO... 4 INCHES
MANATI...        4 INCHES
AGUAS BUENAS...  4 INCHES

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