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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1213 AM HST TUE FEB 21 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 315 AM HST



* AT MIDNIGHT HST...A GAGE ON THE HANALEI RIVER SHOWED A RAPID

  RISE IN WATER LEVEL FROM HEAVY RAIN 8 MILES WEST OF KAPAA...OR

  ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIHUE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS 

  DRIFTING NORTH SLOWLY.



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

  WAINIHA...KILAUEA...LIHUE...HANALEI...PRINCEVILLE...MOLOAA... 

  ANAHOLA AND HANAPEPE.



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.



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 315 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2185 15955 2185 15933 2224 15925 2226 15958



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