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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1126 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 230 AM HST



* AT 1120 PM HST...THE STREAM GAGES ON THE MAKAWELI RIVER...SOUTH 

  FORK WAILUA RIVER AND THE HANAPEPE RIVER SHOWED A RAPID RISE IN 

  WATER LEVELS.  THE HANALEI RIVER HAS ALSO FORCED THE CLOSURE OF 

  KUHIO HIGHWAY AT THE HANALEI RIVER BRIDGE.



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

  WAINIHA...WAILUA...MOLOAA...KAPAA...KILAUEA... HANALEI... 

  HAENA...WAIMEA...HANAPEPE AND ANAHOLA.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF KAUAI.



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 230 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2189 15974 2180 15936 2219 15925 2228 15964



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