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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

311 AM HST TUE FEB 21 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 615 AM HST



* AT 300 AM HST...A GAGE ON THE HANALEI RIVER SHOWED A CONTINUED 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 MOVING NORTH  

  SLOWLY.



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

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

  ANAHOLA.



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 615 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2184 15955 2189 15926 2229 15931 2227 15958



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