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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

925 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 1230 PM HST



* AT 906 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE KOOLAU 

  MOUNTAINS AND WINDWARD COAST OF OAHU FROM PUNALUU TO WAIMANALO. 

  THE AREA OF RAIN HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT DECREASING IN 

  INTENSITY. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS BEEN DECREASING...IT WILL 

  TAKE SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

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



AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW 

LYING AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS 

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. BE 

PREPARED FOR ROAD CLOSURES.



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 1230 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2154 15798 2126 15773 2130 15763 2146 15772

      2162 15791



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