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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1015 PM HST SAT OCT 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 115 AM HST



* AT 1010 PM HST...A GAGE ON HANALEI RIVER SHOWED A RAPID RISE IN 

  WATER LEVEL FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL KAUAI. THE AREA OF HEAVY 

  RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  HANALEI...WAINIHA...KILAUEA AND HAENA.



WATER LEVELS ON HANALEI RIVER WILL LIKELY FORCE THE CLOSURE OF THE 

HIGHWAY AT THE HANALEI RIVER BRIDGE.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE OR

ON FOOT. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND...

DON/T DROWN.



REPORT FLOODING TO POLICE OR CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS FOR RELAY TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 115 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2200 15963 2200 15939 2226 15938 2227 15961



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