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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1235 AM HST THU SEP 15 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY



* UNTIL 330 AM HST



* AT 1230 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NORTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF MAUI.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

  HANA...PAIA...KAUPAKULUA...HALIIMAILE...HAIKU AND PAUWELA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND COULD ALSO 

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND...DON/T

DROWN.



ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY

TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP

NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 330 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE

LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR

IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2081 15643 2056 15614 2075 15583 2101 15636



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