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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

935 AM HST THU MAR 9 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 935 AM HST...RADAR SHOWED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL 

  OAHU. THIS HEAVY RAIN IN COMBINATION OF CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM 

  EARLIER RAINFALL IS CAUSING AREA STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY. IN 

  ADDITION...THE WATER LEVEL OF LAKE WILSON IS EXPECTED TO REACH 84 

  FEET SHORTLY. THIS WILL RESULT IN OVERFLOW OF THE SPILLWAY AND 

  FLOODING DOWNSTREAM AT OTAKE CAMP.



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

  WAHIAWA...MILILANI...WAIALUA AND OTAKE CAMP



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.



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 2141 15804 2147 15794 2166 15807 2158 15817



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