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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

615 AM HST FRI MAR 3 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 930 AM HST



* AT 612 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER THE KOOLAU 

  MOUNTAINS AND WINDWARD COAST OF OAHU FROM PUNALUU TO WAIMANALO. 

  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT DECREASING 

  IN INTENSITY. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN DECREASING...RUNOFF 

  WILL CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME YET.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WAIMANALO...KANEOHE...KAILUA AND PUNALUU.



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. MANY 

ROADS REMAIN CLOSED.



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 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2163 15791 2149 15799 2137 15789 2124 15773

      2131 15765 2146 15772



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