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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

216 AM HST SUN OCT 2 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 515 AM HST



* AT 215 AM HST...HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL OVER SOUTHERN 

  KAUAI. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ABATED OVER WINDWARD AND NORTHERN 

  KAUAI...BUT STREAMS AND RIVERS REMAIN VERY HIGH....KEEPING THE 

  HANALEI BRIDGE CLOSED. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES

  OCCURRING THROUGH 300 AM HST WILL HELP KEEP STREAMS AND RIVERS 

  HIGH.



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

  WAINIHA...WAILUA...POLIHALE STATE PARK...MOLOAA...KAPAA...

  KILAUEA...KALALAU VALLEY...HANALEI...HANAKOA VALLEY...HANAKAPIAI

  VALLEY...HAENA 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.



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 515 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2163 16054 2174 16032 2203 16009 2189 16005

      2182 16017 2183 15971 2190 15963 2207 15979

      2218 15968 2219 15929 2187 15940 2178 16024



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