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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

407 AM HST THU MAR 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 700 AM HST



* AT 400 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY SHOWERS OVER THE KOOLAU RANGE 

  AND WINDWARD COAST OF OAHU BETWEEN KAHUKU AND KANEOHE. RAIN GAGES 

  AT PUNALUU...WAIAHOLE...AND AHUIMANU INDICATE RAINFALL RATES 

  BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THE AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS WAS 

  NEARLY STATIONARY.



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

  LAIE...HAUULA...WAIKANE...KAAAWA...WAIAHOLE...AND KAHALUU.



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 700 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2134 15785 2139 15775 2174 15795 2170 15804



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