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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

955 AM HST THU MAR 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE WINDWARD SIDE OF THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 100 PM HST



* AT 950 AM HST...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN OVER WINDWARD 

  OAHU BETWEEN KANEOHE AND KAHUKU HAS MOVED OFFSHORE. WATER... 

  HOWEVER...CONTINUES TO BLOCK TRAFFIC ON A NUMBER OF ROADS AND 

  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY. THIS WARNING WILL REMAIN 

  IN EFFECT UNTIL THE ROADS ARE OPENED.



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE AND PUNALUU.



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...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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 100 PM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2142 15789 2147 15778 2174 15794 2169 15805



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