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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

730 PM HST WED NOV 30 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 930 PM HST



* AT 725 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE KAU COAST OF THE 

  BIG ISLAND BETWEEN WOOD VALLEY AND NAALEHU.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE KAWA FLATS... 

  PAHALA...HONUAPU...AND NINOLE.



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

PRONE TO FLOODING.



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 ALONG THE HAWAII BELT ROAD BETWEEN PAHALA AND 

NAALEHU.



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 930 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1899 15563 1927 15538 1936 15549 1916 15562



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