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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

837 PM HST WED MAR 8 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF OAHU IN HONOLULU COUNTY



* UNTIL 1145 PM HST



* AT 830 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN NEAR HAUULA...OR ABOUT 18

  MILES NORTH OF HONOLULU. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY

  STATIONARY.



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

  KAHUKU...LAIE...HALEIWA AND PUNALUU.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE PRE-EXISTING WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU.



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

AND COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS SINCE IT IS HARDER TO SEE FLASH FLOODING IN

THE DARK. AVOID TRAVEL.



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 1130 PM HST

IF FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 2137 15783 2149 15776 2175 15799 2165 15810



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