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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

624 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 930 PM HST



* AT 622 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF 

  OAHU...WITH ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE ISLAND NEAR 

  WAHIAWA. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHWEST SLOWLY. 



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE...HALEIWA...HAUULA...MOKULEIA...WAIALUA AND PUNALUU.



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 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 930 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2142 15820 2139 15761 2180 15791 2163 15833



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