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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

739 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 1045 PM HST



* AT 731 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN NAALEHU 

  AND WOOD VALLEY. A SECOND BAND OF HEAVY RAINS HAS MOVED ONSHORE TO 

  THE PUNA DISTRICT BETWEEN KAPOHO AND THE VOLCANOES PARK.



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

  PAHALA...NAALEHU...HIGHWAY 11 NEAR KAWA FLATS...WOOD VALLEY...  

  PAHOA...GLENWOOD...MOUNTAIN VIEW AND VOLCANO.



STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING 

ESPECIALLY IN THE KAU AND PUNA DISTRICTS.



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 1045 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1889 15571 1945 15467 1958 15508 1926 15575



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