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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

145 AM HST THU MAR 9 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY



* UNTIL 445 AM HST



* AT 140 AM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF 

  THE SOUTH HILO...PUNA AND KAU DISTRICTS...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

  RAIN EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE SHORTLY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 6 

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED SINCE 10 PM IN AREAS SOUTH OF GLENWOOD 

  AND VOLCANO AND IN THE NAALEHU AREA. EARLIER REPORTS INDICATED 

  THAT WATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 11.



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

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

  KAPOHO...PAHOA...NAALEHU...KAWA FLATS...PAHALA...GLENWOOD AND 

  MOUNTAIN VIEW.



THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THE PREVIOUS WARNING THAT WAS

IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. STAY AWAY FROM STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS

PRONE TO FLOODING.



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 445 AM HST IF

FLASH FLOODING CONDITIONS PERSIST.



LAT...LON 1888 15567 1912 15547 1919 15523 1949 15476

      1976 15504 1924 15569



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