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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

1051 PM HST WED MAR 8 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 145 AM HST



* AT 1042 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE KAU DISTRICT  

  BETWEEN PAHALA AND NAALEHU. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO BEEN 

  FALLING OVER PORTIONS THE SOUTH HILO AND PUNA DISTRICTS.  THE AREA 

  OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  



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

  HILO...KEAAU...HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK...HAWAIIAN BEACHES...

  KAPOHO...PAHOA...GLENWOOD...MOUNTAIN VIEW...VOLCANO...PAHALA...WOOD

  VALLEY...NAALEHU AND KAWA FLATS.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING REPLACES THE FLOOD ADVISORY THAT WAS IN

EFFECT.



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 145 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1891 15567 1915 15539 1921 15517 1949 15476

      1977 15504 1944 15546 1914 15570



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