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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1055 PM HST WED MAR 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY



* UNTIL 200 AM HST



* AT 1048 PM HST......RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE UP LET UP OVER 

  KAUAI BUT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND RUNOFF FROM HEAVIER RAIN EARLIER 

  THIS EVENING CONTINUE. THE HANALEI RIVER IS RISING AND SPOTTERS 

  REPORTED WATER OVER THE ROADS AND HIGH WATER IN DITCHES IN THE 

  WAIMEA AREA. RADARS SHOW HEAVY SHOWERS OVER WATER SOUTH OF KAUAI 

  THAT MAY MOVE OVER THE ISLAND LATER TONIGHT AND CAUSE MORE HEAVY 

  RAIN.



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

  PRINCEVILLE...WAILUA...KAPAA...LIHUE...KILAUEA...ANAHOLA AND 

  MOLOAA.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



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 200 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2200 15984 2186 15956 2186 15937 2217 15924

      2224 15938 2223 15965



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