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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

423 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 730 PM HST



* AT 423 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF 

  THE KOOLAU RANGE...AND ALONG THE WINDWARD COAST...FROM MAUNAWILI 

  TO TURTLE BAY. RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE   

  OCCURRING AND THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE...HAUULA...PUNALUU...KANEOHE...MAUNAWILI.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU.



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 WILL LIKELY CAUSE ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. BE ALERT 

FOR FALLING ROCKS



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 730 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2126 15779 2128 15763 2175 15792 2172 15806



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