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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

205 PM HST THU JAN 26 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 500 PM HST



* AT 200 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW...OR

  ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF HILO. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS IN 

  THE PAHALA AREA OF KAU. THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE NEARLY

  STATIONARY.



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

  HONOKAA...KAMUELA...LAUPAHOEHOE...HAKALAU...PEPEEKEO...KEAAU... 

  HILO...MOUNTAIN VIEW...NAALEHU...WOOD VALLEY...KAPAPALA AND PAHALA.



THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.



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.



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 500 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1953 15561 1864 15587 1940 15376 2050 15605



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